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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Recent Examples of portico
Popular viewing locations include the portico of the City-County Building, and the corner of Grant Street and Boulevard of the Allies.
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Ryan Deto, Axios, 12 Mar. 2025
Published on April 22, 2025 By Wendy Bowman Photo : Brian Kitts
A blue front door is tucked under a portico entryway.
—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
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Ryan Deto, Axios, 12 Mar. 2025
Published on April 22, 2025 By Wendy Bowman Photo : Brian Kitts
A blue front door is tucked under a portico entryway.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for portico
Noun
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The stunning terrace, which wraps around most of the property and offers unobstructed views of the sea below.—
Elly Leavitt,
Vogue,
24 June 2025
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There’s an open grill, a garden terrace with just enough candlelight, and a menu best exemplified through its bluefin tuna tartare with raspberry & beetroot sorbet, blood orange, and ponzu sauce.—
Lela London,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2025
Noun
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Fronted by a useful porch area, the tiny house also features a spacious interior layout that's arranged on one floor.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
23 June 2025
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Don’t shelter in unprotected open buildings, such as metal sheds, picnic pavilions, baseball dugouts and porches.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
23 June 2025
Noun
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The living quarters center around a cloister courtyard that is lined with dramatic arched colonnades and adorned with a stone wishing well.—
Demetrius Simms,
Robb Report,
20 June 2025
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Discernment, deepening faith Loyola University Chicago student Caleb Ham strolled past the iconic 84-foot-high Vatican Obelisk in the center of St. Peter’s Square on Thursday, surrounded by the site’s iconic elliptical colonnades, which represent the Catholic Church embracing humanity.—
Angie Leventis Lourgos,
Chicago Tribune,
17 May 2025
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“Portico.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/portico. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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