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an open space wholly or partly enclosed (as by buildings or walls)
a series of lunchtime concerts in the museum's open-air courtyard
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Recent Examples of courtyards
Beijing — When Ho Puay-peng first visited Beijing’s Forbidden City in the late 1980s, the Singaporean architect saw many of the historic courtyards used for storage, filled with garbage, and occupied by danwei (government offices).
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Fred He, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
Expansive lawns, multiple patios, and intimate courtyards throughout the property create spaces for gatherings of any size, while the careful integration of architecture and landscape—bridges, circular entryways, waterfalls, and streams—ensures a sense of discovery at every turn.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 6 Nov. 2025
The rectangular homes often contained courtyards or fronting gardens; window boxes hung below wood-frame windows.
—JSTOR Daily, 25 Oct. 2025
There are also adjustable shutters fitted on skylights through which suspended glass courtyards and gardens can be seen.
—Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2025
With its presence carved into tall columns and sprawling courtyards, this hallowed location has been a place of devotion to deities like Amun-Ra, Montu, and Mut for more than 3,000 years.
—Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 18 Oct. 2025
Located in the Garden District, the hotel, which was designed by Jeannine Jacobs, has a bright, tropical feel with open-air courtyards, a pool, and a bar.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 12 Oct. 2025
Keaton adopted her daughter Dexter in 1996 and son Duke in 2001, and lived in a Spanish colonial revival in Beverly Hills with two rescue dogs, elaborate archways, courtyards and drama.
—Ellen Burney, Vogue, 11 Oct. 2025
Within these timeless spaces, the robot joins human performers once again, mirroring their steps in hallways and open courtyards.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 7 Oct. 2025
Fred He, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
Expansive lawns, multiple patios, and intimate courtyards throughout the property create spaces for gatherings of any size, while the careful integration of architecture and landscape—bridges, circular entryways, waterfalls, and streams—ensures a sense of discovery at every turn.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 6 Nov. 2025
The rectangular homes often contained courtyards or fronting gardens; window boxes hung below wood-frame windows.
—JSTOR Daily, 25 Oct. 2025
There are also adjustable shutters fitted on skylights through which suspended glass courtyards and gardens can be seen.
—Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2025
With its presence carved into tall columns and sprawling courtyards, this hallowed location has been a place of devotion to deities like Amun-Ra, Montu, and Mut for more than 3,000 years.
—Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 18 Oct. 2025
Located in the Garden District, the hotel, which was designed by Jeannine Jacobs, has a bright, tropical feel with open-air courtyards, a pool, and a bar.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 12 Oct. 2025
Keaton adopted her daughter Dexter in 1996 and son Duke in 2001, and lived in a Spanish colonial revival in Beverly Hills with two rescue dogs, elaborate archways, courtyards and drama.
—Ellen Burney, Vogue, 11 Oct. 2025
Within these timeless spaces, the robot joins human performers once again, mirroring their steps in hallways and open courtyards.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 7 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for courtyards
Noun
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Expansive lawns, multiple patios, and intimate courtyards throughout the property create spaces for gatherings of any size, while the careful integration of architecture and landscape—bridges, circular entryways, waterfalls, and streams—ensures a sense of discovery at every turn.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
6 Nov. 2025
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The workers’ cottages have been made into nine spacious suites with soaring ceilings lined with bamboo, terracotta floors, marble bathrooms, and outdoor patios with al fresco showers.—
Chadner Navarro,
Vogue,
30 Oct. 2025
Noun
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There, visitors come across soaring mosaics made from tiny golden tiles, murals of horses and sandy indoor quadrangles with palm trees sprouting up under vaulted ceilings.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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One of those enclosures belonged to the new troop from Morgan Island.—
Ava Kofman,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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Conway Morris points to intelligence in other animals — such as crows using tools, dolphins solving problems, and octopuses escaping enclosures — as evidence that cognition has emerged multiple times in different ways.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
29 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Mills finished 27-of-45 for 292 yards with two touchdowns and one interception.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
10 Nov. 2025
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Kansas totaled 369 yards of total offense, but the Jayhawks still punted the ball five times.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
9 Nov. 2025
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“Courtyards.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/courtyards. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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