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 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 Standing before the renowned peristyle at the Los Angeles Coliseum, where the 1984 Olympics opening ceremony was held, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Thursday touted a $77-million infusion of cash for Metro to pay for more electric buses. Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2024 Advertisement The torch will be carried down the Coliseum’s peristyle steps. Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2024 The ¾-mile course snaked around the field, looped uphill through the peristyle arches and returned to the floor with a 150-foot, free-fall jump. David Wharton, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2023 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
  • The solution: Create two atriums so that more windows can be added to apartments.
    Ellen Rosen, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
  • Patients access the complex — created by merging a former law office, funeral home, car dealership and Dunkin’ Donuts — by driving around back where a porte cochere leads into a soaring atrium.
    T. Christian Miller, ProPublica, 12 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Its a 10-floor building with a pool in the courtyard and 559 studios and one- and two-bedroom apartments.
    CD Goette-Luciak, Miami Herald, 23 June 2025
  • The Juneteenth walk took participants through Central Park to the Grayslake Heritage Center and Museum for the opportunity to add their handprints to a community art project created in the outside front courtyard.
    Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2025
Noun
  • With the arrival of Amaya, an odd quadrangle emerges between her, Austin, Ace, and Chelley.
    Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 11 June 2025
  • Not private enough to give up federal funding, whether for student tuition fees, quadrangle rhododendrons, wind tunnels, or NMR Spectrometers.
    Amity Shlaes, National Review, 28 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Keep scrolling to shop more home decor and patio furniture finds from Wayfair’s Closeout Sale.
    Rachel Trujillo, People.com, 22 June 2025
  • Wayfair’s Big Outdoor Sale has steep discounts on summer essentials, like patio furniture, outdoor rugs, and pool floats.
    Jacqueline Tempera, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 June 2025
Noun
  • In 1996, a 3-year-old boy tumbled 24 feet into a gorilla enclosure after sliding through a barrier at a Chicago-area zoo.
    Mark Gray, People.com, 27 June 2025
  • The staff followed safety protocols and were able to use recall training to safely coax the bears back into their enclosure without the need for any further intervention, the park said.
    Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 26 June 2025
Noun
  • Deputy Assistant Attorney General Drew Ensign argued that the court did not have the power to second guess the president's authority to invoke the act.
    Armando Garcia, ABC News, 30 June 2025
  • Police did not find Newton truthful or credible, court records state.
    Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 30 June 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 6 Jul. 2025.

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