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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Recent Examples of piazza
Narrow, maze-like streets led to tiled Venetian piazzas, all framed by charming medieval architecture.
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Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 29 Aug. 2025
Meanwhile, Split breathes through Diocletian’s Palace—its Roman columns framing lively piazzas shaded by palms and centuries-old walls.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
One local piazza contains marble statues of a giant wine bottle opener, a bulbous stick-figure robot, a Cadillac that looks 3D printed.
—Meara Sharma, The Dial, 22 July 2025
The classic style from the luxury brand is named after the central piazza of Florence, and is inspired by the elegance of the house’s founding city.
—Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
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Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 29 Aug. 2025
Meanwhile, Split breathes through Diocletian’s Palace—its Roman columns framing lively piazzas shaded by palms and centuries-old walls.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
One local piazza contains marble statues of a giant wine bottle opener, a bulbous stick-figure robot, a Cadillac that looks 3D printed.
—Meara Sharma, The Dial, 22 July 2025
The classic style from the luxury brand is named after the central piazza of Florence, and is inspired by the elegance of the house’s founding city.
—Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for piazza
porch
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Deputies said that even after his brother fell to the ground while standing on the back porch, Dustin Cannon continued firing, the White County Citizen reported.—
Mike Stunson,
Kansas City Star,
23 Oct. 2025
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However, a 2011 image of the property from the Miami-Dade Property Appraiser obtained by the Herald shows a different fence and gate than those currently in place, along with different exterior columns, no hurricane shutters and a porch gate.—
Verónica Egui Brito,
Miami Herald,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Piazza.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/piazza. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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