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Recent Examples of lanai
Each of the eight rooms has a private lanai from which guests can catch the sunrise or spot dolphins.
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Jen Murphy, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Nov. 2025
Piña’s penthouse apartment spans almost the entire top floor and boasts many of the architectural touches that Fickett was known for, including an indoor-outdoor floor plan that connects to a lanai, vaulted ceilings, partial walls and lots of glass.
—Tribune News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Nov. 2025
The roughly 2,700-square-foot main house sits amid more than 4,000 macadamia trees, along with avocado, finger lime, apple banana, and tangerine groves, offering sweeping ocean and landscape views from a broad lanai.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 6 Oct. 2025
The resulting footprint is T-shaped, creating numerous pockets of outdoor space just begging to be built out with cushy outdoor seating, raised garden beds, an al fresco dining room, or your very own lanai.
—Miles Walls, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Aug. 2025
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Jen Murphy, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Nov. 2025
Piña’s penthouse apartment spans almost the entire top floor and boasts many of the architectural touches that Fickett was known for, including an indoor-outdoor floor plan that connects to a lanai, vaulted ceilings, partial walls and lots of glass.
—Tribune News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Nov. 2025
The roughly 2,700-square-foot main house sits amid more than 4,000 macadamia trees, along with avocado, finger lime, apple banana, and tangerine groves, offering sweeping ocean and landscape views from a broad lanai.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 6 Oct. 2025
The resulting footprint is T-shaped, creating numerous pockets of outdoor space just begging to be built out with cushy outdoor seating, raised garden beds, an al fresco dining room, or your very own lanai.
—Miles Walls, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lanai
porch
Noun
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Drops of her blood were found on the front porch, but authorities haven’t publicly revealed much evidence.—
John Seewer,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Feb. 2026
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Neighbor Andrea Morgan heard Gifford's screams and rushed to her front porch.—
Ashley Sharp,
CBS News,
24 Feb. 2026
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“Lanai.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lanai. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.
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