variants
or verandah
as in porch
a covered structure adjoining an entrance to a building
whiling away the afternoon from the inn's wide veranda
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For the expedition cruises that take place on Crystal’s larger ships, the A&K expedition cruise guests will stay in Crystal Serenity’s Sapphire or Aquamarine Veranda Suites, each with its own private ocean-view veranda, and outfitted with fine linens by Jesurum of Venice and robes by Etro of Milan.
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Katie Kelly Bell, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Cruise the mighty Mississippi Rich in folklore and remarkable in scope, the Mississippi River is especially marvelous to behold from a private veranda on a Viking River Cruise ship.
—Nicholas Derenzo, AFAR Media, 16 Sep. 2025
Conceived by Chesterman Design and Architecture in collaboration with artist-designer James McGrath, Southern Cross reinterprets tropical modernism through courtyards, verandas, and floating planes intended to dissolve the line between indoors and out.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 28 Aug. 2025
That same veranda became a venue for more literal instrumental music in later years when the Park Service invited a community ensemble called Symphony of the Canyons to perform outdoor pops concerts.
—Tom Zoellner, AZCentral.com, 25 July 2025
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Katie Kelly Bell, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Cruise the mighty Mississippi Rich in folklore and remarkable in scope, the Mississippi River is especially marvelous to behold from a private veranda on a Viking River Cruise ship.
—Nicholas Derenzo, AFAR Media, 16 Sep. 2025
Conceived by Chesterman Design and Architecture in collaboration with artist-designer James McGrath, Southern Cross reinterprets tropical modernism through courtyards, verandas, and floating planes intended to dissolve the line between indoors and out.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 28 Aug. 2025
That same veranda became a venue for more literal instrumental music in later years when the Park Service invited a community ensemble called Symphony of the Canyons to perform outdoor pops concerts.
—Tom Zoellner, AZCentral.com, 25 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for veranda
porch
Noun
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The raccoon took the hint, shimmied down the rope and lumbered onto a ladder before making a less-than-graceful landing on the porch below.—
Ronnie Li,
USA Today,
16 Oct. 2025
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Ring Battery Deal The Ring Battery Doorbell gives you a budget-friendly way to smarten your porch without hassle.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
15 Oct. 2025
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