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Recent Examples of portico
The portico would replace the previous entrance to the East Wing that millions of Americans have walked through for public tours of the White House.
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Marco Hernandez, New York Times, 24 Oct. 2025
Five years later, President Andrew Jackson ordered a similar portico built on the north entrance, complete with large columns.
—Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2025
The dilapidated wooden trim and sagging porticos were spruced up a few years ago after preservationists complained to the Landmarks Preservation Commission, but the upstairs windows reveal glimpses of peeling paint, crumbling plaster, and collapsing ceilings inside.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 20 Oct. 2025
Past a circular motor court, a host of elegant design features present themselves, from its stone and limestone facade, where a towering arched doorway tucked into a portico embellished with Corinthian columns makes for a grand entrance to the home, to its mansard roof.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 4 Sep. 2025
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Marco Hernandez, New York Times, 24 Oct. 2025
Five years later, President Andrew Jackson ordered a similar portico built on the north entrance, complete with large columns.
—Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2025
The dilapidated wooden trim and sagging porticos were spruced up a few years ago after preservationists complained to the Landmarks Preservation Commission, but the upstairs windows reveal glimpses of peeling paint, crumbling plaster, and collapsing ceilings inside.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 20 Oct. 2025
Past a circular motor court, a host of elegant design features present themselves, from its stone and limestone facade, where a towering arched doorway tucked into a portico embellished with Corinthian columns makes for a grand entrance to the home, to its mansard roof.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 4 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for portico
Noun
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The theme continues in the restaurant and its adjacent terrace, also clad in plants and furnished with cozy banquettes.—
Gisela Williams,
Travel + Leisure,
31 Jan. 2026
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Similarly, the outdoor terrace is tiered over two levels; only the top deck is wheelchair accessible, as the lower deck has a few stairs down to it.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 Jan. 2026
Noun
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About seven police cars and a department van were parked near the tape as people stood on their apartment balconies and porches to watch.—
Elissa Jorgensen,
Dallas Morning News,
3 Feb. 2026
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Let the message be true, from porch path and pasture just crossed, silver view.—
CBS News Atlanta Digital Team,
CBS News,
2 Feb. 2026
Noun
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But several months later, construction crews tore down the East Wing and colonnade, as well as the Jacqueline Kennedy Garden.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
2 Feb. 2026
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Answering questions from commissioners, Baranes said the potential project would add a story to the West Wing colonnade, and not the West Wing building proper.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Portico.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/portico. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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