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This Valentine’s Day, why not treat yourself to a perfume that beckons lustful strangers in a way not seen since Monica Bellucci at that Sicilian piazza in Malèna.
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Air Mail, 14 Feb. 2026
Near the spires of the Duomo, the line for the Olympics megastore, sparse for weeks, now stretches into the piazza.
—Anthony Faiola, Washington Post, 14 Feb. 2026
As the last rusty leaves fell from the trees in the parks and historic piazzas, the birds swooped down, rummaging and pecking and shaking their feathers, then flew off again with quivers of delight.
—Literary Hub, 22 Jan. 2026
Anticipation in Hostages Square, the Tel Aviv piazza that has become ground zero for the struggle to bring home Israelis held by Hamas in Gaza, was in the stratosphere on a day many had begun to despair of seeing.
—Ghada Abdulfattah, Christian Science Monitor, 13 Oct. 2025
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Air Mail, 14 Feb. 2026
Near the spires of the Duomo, the line for the Olympics megastore, sparse for weeks, now stretches into the piazza.
—Anthony Faiola, Washington Post, 14 Feb. 2026
As the last rusty leaves fell from the trees in the parks and historic piazzas, the birds swooped down, rummaging and pecking and shaking their feathers, then flew off again with quivers of delight.
—Literary Hub, 22 Jan. 2026
Anticipation in Hostages Square, the Tel Aviv piazza that has become ground zero for the struggle to bring home Israelis held by Hamas in Gaza, was in the stratosphere on a day many had begun to despair of seeing.
—Ghada Abdulfattah, Christian Science Monitor, 13 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for piazza
porch
Noun
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To spend your days sunbathing and sipping Aperol spritz on your own private porch rather thaan dealing with crowds of tourists, a vacation rental is a neat solution that offers a more authentic side of the lake.—
Madeline Weinfield,
Architectural Digest,
30 Mar. 2026
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Under the plan projected to cost $5 million, the Brown Mansion will be renovated with a front porch and cupola built to conform with the original Victorian style.—
Jim Woods,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Piazza.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/piazza. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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