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portico

noun

Definition of portico

as in terrace

formal a row of columns supporting a roof at the entrance of a building Entry to the mansion is through a lavish portico.

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Recent Examples of portico For larger spaces that require shade, Button suggests installing an awning or a freestanding portico. — Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 July 2026 The safe stayed in the hall briefly, moving outside near the Capitol’s east portico for the next 80 years. — Sydney Topf, The Washington Examiner, 24 June 2026 Guests re-create scenes for social media, posing under the geometric portico, at window sills, in elevators or on the side of the bed in the custom Masaru Mineo yukata (a light Japanese robe). — Carrie Bell, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026 But even without Trump ordering up porticoes and colonnades, the architects would likely have looked backward to look forward. — Justin Davidson, Curbed, 8 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for portico

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Guests spill out onto the three-part terrace, with its overhead heaters, barbecue space, and The Cigar Garden, where tobacco lovers can take their pick of Havanas from the humidor and lose themselves in a smoky haze until closing time.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 July 2026
Those uninterested in the South of France or the northeastern tip of Spain could enjoy the Mediterranean climate on Gothic-style rooftop terraces overlooking the lush Turkish forest.

— Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 16 July 2026

Definition of terrace

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Those charges stem from Vick allegedly breaking into a former girlfriend’s home, and he is accused of stealing multiple electronic devices, as well as unscrewing the camera that had been located on the porch of her home.

— Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 13 July 2026
Days or weeks passed, but then the dog barked, the mail carrier tramped onto the porch, the mailbox clattered.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 July 2026

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Since construction at the Eagle Rock site — so nicknamed after a decrepit colonnade — first stalled in 2008, the only thing that accumulated faster than the garbage and graffiti were the epithets from outraged community members.

— Ryan Steven Green, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026
This boutique property was built in a Greco-Roman-style complete with colonnades and columns.

— Rumit Mehta, Travel + Leisure, 22 June 2026

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