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
Pousada Caminho do Sol Pousada Caminho do Sol, a mix of Tudor and Spanish architecture, is set among flowering gardens with stone walkways and a poolside patio.
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Aaron Randolph, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025
Social Cantina is set for patio parties, tequila dinners and local partnerships.
—Cheryl V. Jackson, IndyStar, 5 Nov. 2025
Trump has also added gold flourishes to the Oval Office walls, installed new flagpoles on both lawns, and replaced the grass in the Rose Garden with a stone patio.
—Jenni Fink, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
There’s an open-air patio that looks over Grove Street, plus an outdoor wood-burning fireplace, large sitting areas and games for guests.
—Idaho Statesman, 4 Nov. 2025
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Aaron Randolph, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025
Social Cantina is set for patio parties, tequila dinners and local partnerships.
—Cheryl V. Jackson, IndyStar, 5 Nov. 2025
Trump has also added gold flourishes to the Oval Office walls, installed new flagpoles on both lawns, and replaced the grass in the Rose Garden with a stone patio.
—Jenni Fink, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
There’s an open-air patio that looks over Grove Street, plus an outdoor wood-burning fireplace, large sitting areas and games for guests.
—Idaho Statesman, 4 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for patio
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With its intricate tiles, massive dome, and sweeping view of the city from its courtyard, Suleymaniye is a gem among Istanbul's imperial mosques.—
Katie Nadworny,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Nov. 2025
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Qianlong took a page from the design of private gardens in southern China to make the layout more compact, and divided the site into four connected courtyards, two of which are currently open to the public, from south to north.—
Fred He,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Be careful when handling debris that may have blown into your yard.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
12 Nov. 2025
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Green Bay turned the ball over twice and lost on a 49-yard field goal at the final gun in a 16-13 defeat at the hands of the visiting Carolina Panthers last week.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Nov. 2025
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Last November, 43 Rhesus macaques escaped from a South Carolina compound that breeds them for medical research after an enclosure wasn’t fully locked.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
4 Nov. 2025
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One of those enclosures belonged to the new troop from Morgan Island.—
Ava Kofman,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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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 19 Nov. 2025.
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