as in piazza
a covered structure adjoining an entrance to a building vacationers relaxing on the inn's spacious front porch

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Recent Examples of porch To add to the confusion, the interior of the Gilmore house was constructed on a soundstage on the WB studio lot, also with a full porch attached to it. Mara Reinstein, Architectural Digest, 30 Oct. 2025 Woody Guthrie used to wander onto her family’s porch and sing with her dad. Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 29 Oct. 2025 Remove tripping hazards from your yard and porch like toys, bikes and garden hoses. Greta Cross, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025 There was no chair on the front porch, no arthritic old setter, and no Parker Invincible, either. Joel M. Vance, Outdoor Life, 29 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for porch
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Noun
  • For five days, the medieval Italian town in the heart of Tuscany is transformed into a Cosplay Mecca, with book signings, artist events, screenings, exhibitions and concerts with over 300,000 visitors flooding onto the streets and piazzas.
    Leo Barraclough, Variety, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Join the crowds taking photos of the ornate building from the piazza, and then ascend to the terrace to marvel at the 135 gargoyles and other carvings up close and take in the city’s skyline.
    Laura Itzkowitz, AFAR Media, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Its flat, walkable, and bikeable center is located inside medieval walls, and residents are protected from the elements by miles of decorative porticoes.
    Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 2 Nov. 2025
  • The wing traditionally served as the office of the First Lady, and previously housed a portico as well as a colonnade that led to the Executive Residence.
    Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Renderings submitted with the application show some cosmetic changes to the townhouse façades, including a stoop removed for ADA compliance, new (seemingly code-compliant) double glass doors, and fireproof concrete siding in lieu of wood.
    Kim Velsey, Curbed, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Following her conversations with Lythcott, one point of reference Escobedo returned to was the residential stoop, where so many of Harlem’s residents spend their time with their families and neighbors.
    Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The ship featured veranda suites with walk-in closets and heated bathroom floors.
    Brad Japhe, HollywoodReporter, 25 Oct. 2025
  • As the undulant hills beyond the valley turned blue in front of me, a cat sauntered onto the veranda and wound its tail around my ankles.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025

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“Porch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/porch. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.

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