Thesaurus results for PERGOLA

pergola

noun

Definition of pergola

as in arbor

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Recent Examples of pergola As the Tribune’s Emily Foxhall reported, Joan Connor and David Stearns were one couple who were determined to get back in their home after surviving the 2025 floods by clinging to their pergola. — Ren Larson, ProPublica, 28 Sep. 2026 The project includes widening sidewalks, upgrading the wall treatment on the east side of the road and adding a pergola at Croydon Drive, according to the staff report. — Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 22 Sep. 2026 Guests including Colman Domingo, Leslie Bibb and Lisa Rinna mingled as the garden shifted from daylight to the glow of its illuminated pergola. — Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2026 Most recently, Martha’s pruning expert Phurba Sherpa meticulously trimmed the boxwood border along both sides of her clematis pergola. — Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 9 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for pergola

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Noun

The grape arbor and vines were in place when Morgan bought the property.

— Wendy Goodman, Curbed, 22 Aug. 2026
Don’t let vines climb trees and shrubs; train them to arbors and trellises.

— Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of arbor

Noun

The Animal Protection headquarters were right downtown, only a couple of blocks from their building, nestled innocuously beside a Western-wear shop on whose roof a massive neon boot rotated slowly against the dark.

— Téa Obreht, New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2026
This is just the latest variation on a particular theme by the architects at bKL Architecture — a tower raised above a roof deck atop a low-rise podium.

— Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of roof

Noun

Suspicions of state corruption in infrastructure projects two years ago set off a wave of street protests after a collapsed canopy at a train station in Serbia's north killed 16 people after a renovation.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Oct. 2026
There’s drama everywhere at the Ritz-Carlton, with canopy-height structures of dark wood housing everything from boutiques to restaurants and even the lobby.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of canopy

Noun

The $60 million ceiling covers a three-year development effort, but the announcement does not establish a final procurement value.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026
Present-day designer Philippe Starck is credited with the modern update of the hotel’s aesthetic and his daughter Ara painted a large ceiling tapestry for the restaurant.

— Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of ceiling

Noun

Jackson was taken to the Ravens' medical tent and then immediately escorted to the team's locker room while wearing a towel around his entire right hand.

— Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 Nov. 2026
Meanwhile, police in Portugal early Sunday forcibly cleared a tent camp set up in Lisbon by activists protesting against high housing costs.

— Freddie Clayton, NBC news, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of tent

Noun

Overachiever bird Urban bowerbirds are prolific collectors, hoarding an average of 90 items per bower — with one overachiever amassing more than 300.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 2 June 2026
Urban bowers also had nearly five times as many decorations as rural ones, averaging 90 items per bower compared to 20 for the rural birds.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 2 June 2026

Definition of bower

Noun

It was built in 1948 as a machine shop and later used as an awning company and as a Tejano club.

— Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Nov. 2026
Unlike a menu, an awning, or a storefront sign, the language fills the visible surface area of the building completely.

— Alec Mapes-Frances, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of awning

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