as in verandah
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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Published on April 22, 2025 By Wendy Bowman Photo : Brian Kitts
A blue front door is tucked under a portico entryway.
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Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 22 Apr. 2025
Villa Aalto, with its modest rooms, charming front portico, traditional hip roofline, and wooden beams, speaks to the easy sincerity of his early designs: vernacular elements at odds with the Modernist dogmas of the day.
—Michael Snyder, Travel + Leisure, 14 Apr. 2025
During the day, sunlight will be reflected by slanted mirrors that close off the library, illuminating the columns and surrounding statues of the portico that have never in all the library’s 255-year history been penetrated by the rays of the sun.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 26 Mar. 2025
And underneath the portico, a group of players had stopped their own workouts to stare across the lawn at their prodigious teammate who pitches in a game, on average, only around once a week.
—Bruce Schoenfeld Robert Fass Tanya Pérez Brian St. Pierre, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
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Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 22 Apr. 2025
Villa Aalto, with its modest rooms, charming front portico, traditional hip roofline, and wooden beams, speaks to the easy sincerity of his early designs: vernacular elements at odds with the Modernist dogmas of the day.
—Michael Snyder, Travel + Leisure, 14 Apr. 2025
During the day, sunlight will be reflected by slanted mirrors that close off the library, illuminating the columns and surrounding statues of the portico that have never in all the library’s 255-year history been penetrated by the rays of the sun.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 26 Mar. 2025
And underneath the portico, a group of players had stopped their own workouts to stare across the lawn at their prodigious teammate who pitches in a game, on average, only around once a week.
—Bruce Schoenfeld Robert Fass Tanya Pérez Brian St. Pierre, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for portico
Noun
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The large terrace is the ideal place for soaking up the dramatic sunsets.—
Jim Dobson,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2025
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While there’s no spa on site, there are two wellness cabanas where guests can book facials or massages on request and yoga classes hosted in the hotel’s private garden or on the rooftop terrace.—
Monica Mendal,
Vogue,
8 June 2025
Noun
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The covered porch is impressively spacious, while customization options offer plenty of space inside, too.—
Genevieve Cepeda,
Travel + Leisure,
7 June 2025
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The engineer discovered the masonry was oxidized and needed to be replaced, along with the porch, causing the cost of the repairs to go up $181,000.—
Richard Requena,
Chicago Tribune,
5 June 2025
Noun
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Scanners sit between some of the 284 colonnades built in the 1600s, a necessary but time consuming hold up for those waiting to get into the square.—
NBC News,
NBC news,
7 May 2025
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The latest proposal involves four buildings: a four-plex on Jefferson Street from 1909, a house on Summit Street from 1905, and two century-old colonnades on Summit Street.—
Chris Higgins,
Kansas City Star,
3 Mar. 2025
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“Portico.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/portico. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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