galilee

noun

Definition of galileenext
as in portico

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  1. portico
  2. porch
  3. veranda
  4. piazza
Noun
  • Beatty’s filing also criticizes the tarps that have covered the venue’s front portico for more than two months.
    — Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • That area of the center's front portico has been covered by a tarp since then, though, concealing most of its name.
    — Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of portico
Noun
  • Nine years ago, close friends Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson were sitting on a porch while vacationing together in Greece with their families.
    — Rebecca Ford, Vanity Fair, 24 Aug. 2026
  • But the house was under renovation, so Parsons had to charge her car from a generator on the front porch.
    — Razak Diallo, Baltimore Sun, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of porch
Noun
  • For example, the lowest-category cabin on Silversea’s 728-passenger Silver Ray is a 357-square-foot room with a 53-square-foot veranda.
    — Erica Silverstein, Travel + Leisure, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The waterfront suites with private verandahs and two-bedroom plunge pool villas are special sanctuaries.
    — Baz Dreisinger, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of veranda
Noun
  • Eight Bay Area restaurants, including returning champ Locanda Restaurants, will compete in the tournament-style contest in the piazza in front of the Little Italy Cultural Center and Museum at 323 Sharks Way.
    — Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The carousel included snaps from all over Italy as the trio made their way through outdoor piazzas, the Vatican, art galleries in Milan, the Colosseum, and the canals of Venice.
    — Meg Walters, InStyle, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of piazza
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“Galilee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/galilee. Accessed 25 Aug. 2026.

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