peristyle

Definition of peristylenext

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Recent Examples of peristyle The best examples of this style are seen at the Getty Villa peristyle gardens — a peristyle is a courtyard framed by colonnades or rows of pillars — in Malibu. Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 17 Jan. 2026
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Noun
  • Campus wayfinding has been improved, the auditorium refurbished, the atrium reimagined, spaces for education upgraded, and a new archival display gallery added among other improvements.
    Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • The bio-andy picked up voices somewhere inside the atrium.
    Jeff Spry, Space.com, 26 June 2026
Noun
  • In the temple's crumbling courtyard, little remains… mostly empty pedestals scattered among the Sralao trees.
    Anderson Cooper, CBS News, 28 June 2026
  • In the hospital’s courtyard, relatives wept over the bodies covered in white burial shrouds.
    Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2026
Noun
  • This spring, across the nation’s auditoriums and quadrangles, members of the class of 2026 took their seats to receive remarks from distinguished guests.
    Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
  • The bedroom, on a corner of the building, was the shape of an irregular quadrangle.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 29 May 2026
Noun
  • The 220 one- to three-bedroom units here (some of which are pet friendly) offer living areas, kitchenettes, washer and dryer combinations, and patios or terraces.
    Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 23 June 2026
  • The annual sale event is known for steep deals across all categories, including patio and gardening essentials, home decor finds, the best cleaning products, and affordable fashion picks, too.
    Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 June 2026
Noun
  • Authorities have worked in recent years to reduce the monkey population through sterilization programs and by relocating some animals to dedicated enclosures.
    Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2026
  • And if an enclosure isn't tightly secured, your chickens will escape and wander off without any regards for property lines.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 30 June 2026
Noun
  • Those arrested for criminal conduct must be held accountable in our court system.
    Boston Herald editorial staff, Boston Herald, 24 June 2026
  • The court was also shown a surveillance video from a day before the hearing where Porter was seen attacking a juvenile court staffer and trying to escape.
    Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 June 2026
Noun
  • The western façade, giving onto the parvis, the open area before the cathedral, was not completed until around 1240, and the upper gallery of the nave and the two towers on the west façade were finished between 1225 and 1250.
    Klara Glowczewska, Town & Country, 19 Apr. 2019
Noun
  • Be careful when handling debris that may have blown into your yard.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 29 June 2026
  • The 33-year-old, playing at TPC River Highlands for the ninth time, was in a bunker 80 feet from the 13th hole after his second shot on the 526-yard par-5.
    Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 29 June 2026

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“Peristyle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peristyle. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.

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