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Recent Examples of pergola
Led by the Brass Liberation Orchestra, marchers wound around the east side of the lake before returning to the pergola, where a resource fair, T-shirt making, chalk art and a closing dance party capped the afternoon.
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Jane Tyska, Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2026
Directly in front of the home’s back entrance is a dining area under a new pergola and a barbecue.
—Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Jan. 2026
The Garden Conservancy advised on a second restoration of key garden elements in 2008 including the pergola, arbors, and pond.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 16 Jan. 2026
Out back, there’s a pergola and a small pond.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 13 Jan. 2026
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Jane Tyska, Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2026
Directly in front of the home’s back entrance is a dining area under a new pergola and a barbecue.
—Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Jan. 2026
The Garden Conservancy advised on a second restoration of key garden elements in 2008 including the pergola, arbors, and pond.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 16 Jan. 2026
Out back, there’s a pergola and a small pond.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 13 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pergola
Noun
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Use in containers for the porch or patio, train up an arbor or trellis, or use as a small free-standing tree.—
Zoe Gowen,
Southern Living,
8 Mar. 2026
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Using stakes and arbors made of natural materials like wood, wicker, and bamboo lends a rustic charm, and gives you options for creating vertical plantings.—
Peg Aloi,
The Spruce,
5 Feb. 2026
Noun
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But a tree fell on his home of 20 years, and portions of the roof of a house across the street blew into his yard.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 Mar. 2026
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The hard truth is that clinging to the past and fearing the future cannot fix leaking roofs or flooding greens.—
Betty Resch,
Sun Sentinel,
8 Mar. 2026
Noun
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With its sweeping curved beams and canvas canopy, the main lodge blends into the surroundings.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
9 Mar. 2026
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And in others, the bedspreads and canopies boldly match the drapes and even the wall coverings.—
Kathryn Romeyn,
Architectural Digest,
9 Mar. 2026
Noun
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But in recent years, they’ve been turned into studios for architects and designers and other creatives whose floor-to-ceiling windows face one another under Chinatown’s bright sky.—
Xuan Juliana Wang,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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The open-plan unit had floor-to-ceiling windows, a gas fireplace, interior stairs that led to an upper-level office space near the garden, and a primary suite with frosted French doors.—
Carisa Crawford Chappell,
New York Times,
12 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Phantom Fireworks operates nearly 100 brick-and-mortar stores nationwide, along with seasonal tents and wholesale distribution.—
Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
12 Mar. 2026
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Remember, a tent offers no protection from lighting.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
12 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Like the bowers, the nests of the puffer fish are beautiful and involve mate attraction.—
Shawn Simpson,
The Conversation,
19 Mar. 2025
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Adam—great in the bower, but a bit of a bore—speaks in paeans, but the snake speaks boldly, sensuously.—
Merve Emre,
The New Yorker,
16 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Long picnic tables await out front under a tall metal awning, perfect for whiling away a warm afternoon.—
Robert F. Moss,
Southern Living,
12 Mar. 2026
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Regardless of what brings clients into the store, hardly anyone in town will miss the bright red awning just a few blocks from the base of the mountain.—
Paige Reddinger,
Robb Report,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Pergola.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pergola. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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