peristyle

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Recent Examples of peristyle The now-familiar Olympic cauldron torch was added above the peristyle at the east end of the stadium. Tim Genske, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025 The cold room consists of a peristyle or porticoed court that is 10 meters (33 feet) long and 10 meters wide, with a large pool at the center. Amarachi Orie, CNN, 17 Jan. 2025 And for the next two nights, the Coliseum’s peristyle will be illuminated in blue light. Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024 At least 10 peristyles have been attacked since 2021, according to Saint-Clou Augustin, a houngan. Amanda Coletta, Washington Post, 3 June 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for peristyle
Noun
  • At the heart of the 15,000 square feet of living space is a soaring double-height atrium wrapped in detailed cherrywood paneling and surrounded by a series of formal salons, each with original murals, moldings, and paneling.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The open spaces within the atrium invite collaboration, embodying the center's architectural and educational approach.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Located in the Garden District, the hotel, which was designed by Jeannine Jacobs, has a bright, tropical feel with open-air courtyards, a pool, and a bar.
    Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 12 Oct. 2025
  • The pair also collaborated on an orange-and-gold dewdrop installation over the stairway and the glimmering waterfall sculpture in the three-story courtyard.
    Christine Muhlke, Travel + Leisure, 11 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • The royals and their guests observed rows of guards in bearskins on the quadrangle, and the U.K. and U.S. national anthems played.
    Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • On a glorious late-summer afternoon, a small group gathered on the leafy patio behind Café Lisbeth to toast.
    Diana Hubbell, Saveur, 16 Oct. 2025
  • For traditional lodging, bed down at Mountain House Rajska Vrata in Jahorina, Bosnia and Herzegovina, where ski days end on the sunny patio with local specialties such as nettle soup or herbal rakija (brandy) around the fireplace.
    Naomi Tomky, AFAR Media, 15 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The 10-year-old gorilla was in the enclosure with another animal and was not injured.
    Ashley J. DiMella, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2025
  • By then, Denny had gone to the other side of the enclosure.
    Saleen Martin, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
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
  • Bilodeau was arrested Tuesday and arraigned in a Nassau County court Wednesday morning.
    Lauren del Valle, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Still, Mazzulla has let his new guard hear about his mistakes on that end of the court.
    Jay King, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • It is attached to a galleria with a striking black slate floor, a wet bar, columns and glass doors that open onto the patio.
    Karen A. Avitabile, Hartford Courant, 14 Jan. 2024
  • Bea walked into the bright light of the galleria and sat at the small café.
    Hazlitt, Hazlitt, 30 Aug. 2023

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“Peristyle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peristyle. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.

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