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Recent Examples of porte cochere
Sitting on ocean cliffs, Ocean House is fronted by a porte cochere that leads into a double-height lobby finished with limestone and oak millwork.
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Tori Latham, Robb Report, 10 Apr. 2025
This starts with the private porte cochere, which serves as a peaceful transition point between Midtown and the world of the building.
—Jessica Cherner, Architectural Digest, 5 Nov. 2024
Led by renowned design firms Rockwell Group and Hart Howerton, the renovation updated the veranda and porte cochere, the grand lobby, guest rooms, ballrooms, and the on-site restaurants.
—Skye Sherman, Travel + Leisure, 5 Apr. 2023
Landscape architect Janice Parker carefully considered how this area would be viewed from the back of the home, particularly as one passes through the porte cochere.
—Owen Holmes, House Beautiful, 23 Mar. 2023
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Tori Latham, Robb Report, 10 Apr. 2025
This starts with the private porte cochere, which serves as a peaceful transition point between Midtown and the world of the building.
—Jessica Cherner, Architectural Digest, 5 Nov. 2024
Led by renowned design firms Rockwell Group and Hart Howerton, the renovation updated the veranda and porte cochere, the grand lobby, guest rooms, ballrooms, and the on-site restaurants.
—Skye Sherman, Travel + Leisure, 5 Apr. 2023
Landscape architect Janice Parker carefully considered how this area would be viewed from the back of the home, particularly as one passes through the porte cochere.
—Owen Holmes, House Beautiful, 23 Mar. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for porte cochere
Noun
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Where To Stay In Sunset Beach Hotels With its charming decks and porches, the two-story 14-room Sunset Inn is a dreamy place to stay.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
4 Sep. 2025
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Photos taken after the crash and later shared by the sheriff’s office on Facebook show a hole in a porch area and the remnants of a red and white RC plane, NBC affiliate KNTV reported.—
David Chiu,
People.com,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Narrow, maze-like streets led to tiled Venetian piazzas, all framed by charming medieval architecture.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
29 Aug. 2025
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That image, oozing old-Hollywood glamour like a modern-day Cary Grant, almost makes the majestic Renaissance beauty of a town piazza in Tuscany look drab — figuratively speaking.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Aug. 2025
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Victor set me in front of the veranda, and asked me to smile.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Sep. 2025
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The booking was for three adults in a verandah stateroom, visiting both of Disney’s island destinations, Disney Lookout Cay at Lighthouse Point and Disney Castaway Cay, plus a stop in Nassau, Bahamas.—
Megan duBois,
Southern Living,
31 Aug. 2025
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Highlights include a media room and a sleeping porch, along with a spacious fireside living room topped with a statement chandelier.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
5 May 2025
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This home has three bedrooms and a sleeping porch, two and a half bathrooms, a fireplace, a lawn, and deck.—
Kristine Hansen,
Architectural Digest,
1 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Hank not only acknowledges the wino sleeping outside his stoop, but takes a minute to give him money.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
24 Aug. 2025
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Founded in 2015 on a brownstone stoop in Brooklyn by Ola Ronke Akinmowo, The Free Black Women’s Library (TFBWL) is a social art project and mobile library centered on books by Black women and non-binary writers.—
Essence,
Essence,
5 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Collapsible doors flow seamlessly to a lanai ideal for alfresco dining.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
28 Aug. 2025
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The resulting footprint is T-shaped, creating numerous pockets of outdoor space just begging to be built out with cushy outdoor seating, raised garden beds, an al fresco dining room, or your very own lanai.—
Miles Walls,
Better Homes & Gardens,
19 Aug. 2025
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“Porte cochere.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/porte%20cochere. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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