as in courtyard
an open space wholly or partly enclosed (as by buildings or walls)
there's a patio in the center of the apartment complex
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Recent Examples of patio
Decorating a patio or backyard with the best outdoor decor ideas should feel more carefree than dressing your interiors.
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Kelly Dawson, Architectural Digest, 28 Apr. 2026
This garden works beautifully on a patio or indoors on a sunny windowsill.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Sacbee.com, 28 Apr. 2026
If plain patio tiles just aren't cutting it, go big with a geometric design that is sure to stun.
—Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 28 Apr. 2026
If alfresco dinners are in your future, upgrade your patio with this dining set that seats up to six people.
—Shea Simmons, Southern Living, 27 Apr. 2026
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Kelly Dawson, Architectural Digest, 28 Apr. 2026
This garden works beautifully on a patio or indoors on a sunny windowsill.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Sacbee.com, 28 Apr. 2026
If plain patio tiles just aren't cutting it, go big with a geometric design that is sure to stun.
—Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 28 Apr. 2026
If alfresco dinners are in your future, upgrade your patio with this dining set that seats up to six people.
—Shea Simmons, Southern Living, 27 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for patio
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The complex has a pool in the center courtyard, plus a fitness center and lounge on street level with windows facing Main Street and Dunkin’ Park, the city’s minor league ballpark.—
Kenneth R. Gosselin,
Hartford Courant,
3 May 2026
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Schools have not been in session since the fighting in January and in the courtyard a group of children are hanging around.—
Jane Arraf,
NPR,
2 May 2026
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Receivers also gave him better targets from last week, especially KJ Hamler, who returned to the lineup after missing two games with a hamstring injury to catch 8 balls for 113 yards and a touchdown.—
Chris Hays,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 May 2026
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Ennali blasted a rising shot from 27 yards out that slipped inside the left post to give the Dynamo (5-5-0) a 1-0 lead in the 72nd minute.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 May 2026
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Collected near Big Sur, the butterflies have been transported north and released under small mesh enclosures placed over deerweed, their host plant.—
Itay Hod,
CBS News,
28 Apr. 2026
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The fundraising push for Forest’s enclosure is ongoing, with the bulk of the cost tied up in fencing.—
Hanna Wickes,
Kansas City Star,
28 Apr. 2026
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The show’s ratings were already up in the ratings before its central love quadrangle captured the internet’s attention.—
Savannah Walsh,
Vanity Fair,
1 Apr. 2026
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The uninviting labyrinth sprawlsthe east/west quadrangle from Girard to Fay.—
Leslie Simon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Patio.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/patio. Accessed 4 May. 2026.
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