as in porch
a covered structure adjoining an entrance to a building
a low-slung Hawaiian beach house with an open-sided lanai to catch the tropical breezes
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The Rooms All the hotel’s 877 guest rooms and 57 suites have a private lanai (balcony) with views of either the gardens or the ocean.
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Barbara Schuler, Travel + Leisure, 30 July 2025
The spaces are slated to share a 1,300-square-foot lanai.
—India Roby, Architectural Digest, 23 July 2025
The 7-bedroom, 7-bathroom home also has an exercise facility, theater room, outdoor BBQ lanai, two fire pits, and a 45,000-gallon negative-edge infinity pool with a waterslide and swim-up sunken bar – all situated 30 yards from the 17th tee box of the Plantation Course.
—Erik Matuszewski, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
The mansion is designed for entertaining in a big way, from a jaw-dropping lanai to an entertainment suite.
—David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 25 Apr. 2025
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Barbara Schuler, Travel + Leisure, 30 July 2025
The spaces are slated to share a 1,300-square-foot lanai.
—India Roby, Architectural Digest, 23 July 2025
The 7-bedroom, 7-bathroom home also has an exercise facility, theater room, outdoor BBQ lanai, two fire pits, and a 45,000-gallon negative-edge infinity pool with a waterslide and swim-up sunken bar – all situated 30 yards from the 17th tee box of the Plantation Course.
—Erik Matuszewski, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
The mansion is designed for entertaining in a big way, from a jaw-dropping lanai to an entertainment suite.
—David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 25 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for lanai
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lanai
porch
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Where To Stay In Sunset Beach Hotels With its charming decks and porches, the two-story 14-room Sunset Inn is a dreamy place to stay.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
4 Sep. 2025
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Photos taken after the crash and later shared by the sheriff’s office on Facebook show a hole in a porch area and the remnants of a red and white RC plane, NBC affiliate KNTV reported.—
David Chiu,
People.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Lanai.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lanai. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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