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
Best Wayfair Patio Decor Deals Refresh your outdoor furniture with throw pillows or a planter with a trellis that helps add privacy and color to your patio, while everything is marked down.
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Jacqueline Tempera, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Mar. 2026
And patio space will come in abundance in Virginia Village, with its new landlord building a 10,000-square-foot courtyard right outside the beer garden’s future front door.
—Matthew Geiger, Denver Post, 10 Mar. 2026
Construction crews added a new skylight and extended the front of the building via two garage-style doors that open to a massive patio.
—Kansas City Star, 10 Mar. 2026
Set it out on your patio once nights remain above 50 degrees, and give it dappled light in summer to protect it from the heat.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 10 Mar. 2026
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Jacqueline Tempera, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Mar. 2026
And patio space will come in abundance in Virginia Village, with its new landlord building a 10,000-square-foot courtyard right outside the beer garden’s future front door.
—Matthew Geiger, Denver Post, 10 Mar. 2026
Construction crews added a new skylight and extended the front of the building via two garage-style doors that open to a massive patio.
—Kansas City Star, 10 Mar. 2026
Set it out on your patio once nights remain above 50 degrees, and give it dappled light in summer to protect it from the heat.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 10 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for patio
Noun
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Each housing site will connect to an outside courtyard with a garden and big communal rooms with group activities, Coates said.—
Andrew Khouri,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2026
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The Drawing Room extends into a calm outdoor courtyard fenced off by French doors and covered by a canopy of latticed vines.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Be careful when handling debris that may have blown into your yard.—
KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT,
Kansas City Star,
15 Mar. 2026
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As the sun set on TPC Sawgrass on Saturday, the actual fairway felt like the least visible sight from the tee box with 462 yards of pond to the players’ left.—
Gabby Herzig,
New York Times,
15 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The company is deepening and widening its local supplier partnerships to make components including lithium-ion cells, watch and phone enclosures and accessories such as AirPods.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
10 Mar. 2026
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According to The Jockey Club, pin badges grant exclusive access to the weighing room, the pre-parade ring, the parade wing, the winners' enclosure, and a reserved viewing area.—
Juliana Ukiomogbe,
InStyle,
10 Mar. 2026
Noun
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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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At the castle's quadrangle, a formal honor guard was presented and inspected by Trump and the king.—
Amanda Castro
Hannah Parry
Shane Croucher
Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Patio.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/patio. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.
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