as in verandah
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.
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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
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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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“Porch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/porch. Accessed 2 Nov. 2025.
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