as in porch
a covered structure adjoining an entrance to a building
let's enjoy our mint juleps out on the piazza
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Whenever the pope would arrive, the palace doors would open, the Swiss Guards would stand at attention and the town would come to life, said Patrizia Gasperini, whose family runs a souvenir shop on the main piazza a few steps from the palace front door.
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Dario Artale, Chicago Tribune, 6 July 2025
Its clifftop location gives a more isolated feel, and quiet seems to be only a side street away from the main piazza.
—Chloe Arrojado, AFAR Media, 17 June 2025
The indoor mall is modeled after the streets of Venice, Italy, complete with arched bridges, piazzas, and canals.
—Alex Schechter, Travel + Leisure, 19 May 2025
Bertha Santander of Peru had come five hours early on Sunday to unfurl her huge Peruvian flag in the piazza, recalling the emotion of that night when the piazza erupted in cheers as Leo first appeared.
—Nicole Winfield, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2025
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Dario Artale, Chicago Tribune, 6 July 2025
Its clifftop location gives a more isolated feel, and quiet seems to be only a side street away from the main piazza.
—Chloe Arrojado, AFAR Media, 17 June 2025
The indoor mall is modeled after the streets of Venice, Italy, complete with arched bridges, piazzas, and canals.
—Alex Schechter, Travel + Leisure, 19 May 2025
Bertha Santander of Peru had come five hours early on Sunday to unfurl her huge Peruvian flag in the piazza, recalling the emotion of that night when the piazza erupted in cheers as Leo first appeared.
—Nicole Winfield, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for piazza
porch
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When Fort Worth campuses were closed during the COVID pandemic, Bennett, who lives near the school, tutored Briscoe students on her front porch.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Aug. 2025
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After a report on a meeting of Bath County supervisors, in 2017, someone dumped manure in front of the local station’s porch, twice.—
Oliver Whang,
New Yorker,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Piazza.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/piazza. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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