peristyle

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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 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for peristyle
Noun
  • Designed to blur the line between indoors and outdoors, the home is organized as a series of pavilions surrounding a massive central atrium with a reflecting pool, sculptural curves, and a distinctive grid-like roof supported by colossal columns.
    Mark David, Robb Report, 18 June 2026
  • Back in town, quench your thirst at the upstairs atrium of Three Bears Brewery & Restaurant, then take the Banff Gondola 7,000 feet up Sulphur Mountain, with views of six mountain ranges and the Bow Valley far below.
    Rebecca Deurlein, Travel + Leisure, 17 June 2026
Noun
  • Out back, a secluded courtyard and soaking pool await.
    Sierra Vandervort, Travel + Leisure, 20 June 2026
  • Early yesterday, as Argentina sealed a 3-0 victory over Algeria, hundreds of fans gathered on the courtyard lawn of Beijing’s Argentine Embassy to cheer the team on.
    Andrew Greif, NBC news, 19 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 layout transitions to a formal dining room with a chic chandelier and French doors spilling out to a patio.
    Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 16 June 2026
  • The building has a full-time counselor who holds group and individual therapy sessions about three or four times a day, plus a dining hall, and an upstairs smoking patio.
    Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2026
Noun
  • Women are required to wear a headpiece in almost all the enclosures — though what exactly that looks like, depends on the class of ticket.
    Sheena McKenzie, CNN Money, 19 June 2026
  • According to the zoo's announcement, Brötchen was born on May 9, already weighs nearly 45 pounds, and has been exploring her outdoor enclosure alongside her mother, Debbie.
    Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 18 June 2026
Noun
  • Federal authorities arrested multiple people in connection with an alleged plot to target the Ultimate Fighting Championship event at the White House, thwarting an attack that court documents say would have involved drones, explosive devices and multiple gunmen.
    Christopher Cann, USA Today, 17 June 2026
  • In addition to a woman believed by authorities to be O'Brien's girlfriend, a 3-year-old was also in the apartment at the time of the initial shooting, according to court documents.
    WCCO Staff, CBS News, 17 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
  • The stump grindings can be piled up in the back corner of the yard to decompose over a couple of years.
    Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2026
  • And then, in the 21st minute of Sunday’s game, after Kevin Pina split Uruguay’s wall with a 77 mph, 34-yard free kick, giving Cape Verde the lead, there was no doubt this game was going to be exciting.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 21 June 2026

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“Peristyle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peristyle. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.

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