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Recent Examples of pergola
The bricks and wood in the beds echo the materials in the outdoor fireplace and pergola, creating a unified look in the landscape.
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Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Feb. 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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Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Feb. 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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Sliders open to a shipping-container pool and spa, an arbor for alfresco dining, and a firepit.—
The Week US,
TheWeek,
30 Mar. 2026
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Train vines to a trellis or arbor.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Tempe urged residents to watch for bees flying in and out of roof tiles, vents, irrigation boxes or other small openings, which may point to a nearby hive or swarm.—
Rey Covarrubias Jr,
AZCentral.com,
29 Mar. 2026
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It's finished in spruce cladding and is topped by a metal roof.—
Adam Williams
March 29,
New Atlas,
29 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Environmental experts say the program will make the parks healthier as part of its effort to increase the tree canopy.—
Adam Thompson,
CBS News,
30 Mar. 2026
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Labor unions and other groups set up tents and canopies close to the rally.—
Kelly Davis,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Interiors are modern and clean, with a focus on floor-to-ceiling windows that maximize the far-reaching views from every part of the villa.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 Apr. 2026
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Kari Shinneman, a tax specialist at H&R Block, was among those watching the scene develop on Monday after evacuating her office when smoke began flowing in through the ceiling tiles.—
Jenna Ebbers,
Kansas City Star,
1 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Just south of downtown San Jose, about 100 people live on the banks of Coyote Creek, where footpaths and improvised bridges connect a community of tents and wooden shacks — the city’s last sprawling homeless encampment.—
Grant Stringer,
Mercury News,
26 Mar. 2026
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The El Cajon City Council on Tuesday rejected an appeal from the Afghan Community Culture Center, denying the group’s request to continue using a temporary tent as a community gathering site.—
Hannah Elsmore,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 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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In addition to the existing InNature-compatible models – the Jogger, Duster and Bigster – the new £550 (US$740) awning is available as an optional add-on for Sandero Stepway models with roof bars.—
C.C. Weiss
March 24,
New Atlas,
24 Mar. 2026
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Kuma pulled the curved awning in the hotel’s inner courtyard, for example, from the eye-catching karahafu gable roof on the front of the theater.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 Mar. 2026
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“Pergola.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pergola. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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