porch

noun

ˈpȯrch How to pronounce porch (audio)
Definition of porchnext
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 The bear opened an unlocked door while her three cubs played on the front porch, reported the Asheville Citizen Times, which is part of the USA TODAY Network. — Mike Snider, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2026 Investigators say the injuries occurred as the bear was exiting the home to reunite with three cubs waiting on the front porch. — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 20 Aug. 2026 Forget a clunky resin deck box—this charming wood bench looks right at home on a porch while offering hidden storage. — Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Aug. 2026 Oscar Ortega likes to sit out on his porch in South Deering and watch cars go by. — Finnegan Belleau, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for porch
Recent Examples of Synonyms for porch
  1. piazza
  2. portico
  3. stoop
  4. veranda
Noun
  • Eight Bay Area restaurants, including returning champ Locanda Restaurants, will compete in the tournament-style contest in the piazza in front of the Little Italy Cultural Center and Museum at 323 Sharks Way.
    — Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The carousel included snaps from all over Italy as the trio made their way through outdoor piazzas, the Vatican, art galleries in Milan, the Colosseum, and the canals of Venice.
    — Meg Walters, InStyle, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of piazza
Noun
  • Beatty’s filing also criticizes the tarps that have covered the venue’s front portico for more than two months.
    — Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • That area of the center's front portico has been covered by a tarp since then, though, concealing most of its name.
    — Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of portico
Noun
  • Video from a different theft shows how easily it's done, with the one thief standing on a front stoop to catch the radio signal and the other opening the door.
    — Sara Machi, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026
  • After order is restored just enough to prod us to a sequel, Cretton circles back to those civilians in an end credits montage of normal New Yorkers hanging out on stoops and playing chess in the park.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2026
Definition of stoop
Noun
  • For example, the lowest-category cabin on Silversea’s 728-passenger Silver Ray is a 357-square-foot room with a 53-square-foot veranda.
    — Erica Silverstein, Travel + Leisure, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The waterfront suites with private verandahs and two-bedroom plunge pool villas are special sanctuaries.
    — Baz Dreisinger, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of veranda

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“Porch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/porch. Accessed 25 Aug. 2026.

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