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 The inside of the bar and the outdoor patio will be open for guests to watch the game. Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2025 Cocaine dropped into Crime Watch meeting Homestead’s former police chief and the department’s Crime Prevention officer were addressing a group of residents on a quiet evening in July 1992 from a pool patio at a home. Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2025 Balconies, patios, and meticulously maintained landscaping highlight views of the ocean, rugged cliffs, and gardens. Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 2 Sep. 2025 Live music, pool, karaoke and patio. Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for patio
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Noun
  • The witness said survivors were placed in a courtyard, where hospital staff incited others to beat them.
    Beth Bailey, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Taking inspiration from 16th-century outdoor sculpture courtyards, this (indoor) exhibition explores the range of figurative human sculptures in the Walker’s collection.
    Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 7 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Her arguable masterpiece follows the vain Leonora Eyre over and around a fraught love quadrangle with a widowed antiques dealer, his nephew, and some other motley souls.
    Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2025
  • With the arrival of Amaya, an odd quadrangle emerges between her, Austin, Ace, and Chelley.
    Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 11 June 2025

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“Patio.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/patio. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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