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Recent Examples of colonnade
The East Wing, which will house a ballroom, office space and a two-story colonnade, will be built to roughly the same height as the existing executive residence and will be slightly taller than the adjacent Treasury building.
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Arden Farhi, CBS News, 13 Feb. 2026
Answering questions from commissioners, Baranes said the potential project would add a story to the West Wing colonnade, and not the West Wing building proper.
—ABC News, 8 Jan. 2026
On Wednesday, new plaques were spotted along the presidential hall of fame along the White House colonnade, in which a number of former presidents are criticized in Trumpian style.
—Julia Manchester, The Hill, 19 Dec. 2025
With its intricate designs, the Ca D’Oro is both opulent and powerful with its Arab influences, Gothic motifs of centerpiece lace decoration and Renaissance design elements with its colonnade and right wing.
—Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 10 Dec. 2025
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Arden Farhi, CBS News, 13 Feb. 2026
Answering questions from commissioners, Baranes said the potential project would add a story to the West Wing colonnade, and not the West Wing building proper.
—ABC News, 8 Jan. 2026
On Wednesday, new plaques were spotted along the presidential hall of fame along the White House colonnade, in which a number of former presidents are criticized in Trumpian style.
—Julia Manchester, The Hill, 19 Dec. 2025
With its intricate designs, the Ca D’Oro is both opulent and powerful with its Arab influences, Gothic motifs of centerpiece lace decoration and Renaissance design elements with its colonnade and right wing.
—Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 10 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for colonnade
Noun
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The exhibition is housed in the porticoes of the Palestra Grande, located opposite the Amphitheatre.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 Mar. 2026
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Later that night, at the rehearsal dinner, Ann goes rogue during her toast to make these same points to a portico filled with Kennedys.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
6 Mar. 2026
Noun
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After all, a sandy dance floor calls for a very different footwear strategy than a reception set atop a stone terrace—if shoes are required at all.—
Sarah Zendejas,
Vogue,
22 Mar. 2026
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The condo features two private exterior elevators and a private 1,800-square-foot rooftop terrace that looks out on the mountains and Denver Botanic Gardens.—
Sara B. Hansen,
Denver Post,
21 Mar. 2026
Noun
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As the procession turned down Martinique Avenue, a stretch of low-slung apartments popular with recent immigrants, residents stepped out onto their porches and balconies.—
Daniel Brook,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
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Yankee Stadium has the short porch, Fenway Park has the Green Monster cutting the left-field line down to 310 feet and extending center field to 420.—
Abbey Mastracco,
Hartford Courant,
23 Mar. 2026
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“Colonnade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/colonnade. Accessed 26 Mar. 2026.
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