Thesaurus results for ATRIUM

atrium

noun

Definition of atrium

as in courtyard

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Recent Examples of atrium Upon passing through a deep portico entryway abutting an attached two-car garage, a vaulted reception gallery sits beneath a prominent glass atrium. — Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 12 Oct. 2026 The upcoming Admirals Club lounge will be located in the atrium on the mezzanine level of Charlotte Douglas International Airport. — Chase Jordan october 7, Charlotte Observer, 7 Oct. 2026 Visitors will enter the museum and into a new 1,000-square-foot atrium. — News Desk, Artforum, 6 Oct. 2026 Its body will coil around the museum’s gallery, lobby and atrium, and poke through the walls. — Siran Babayan, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for atrium

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Noun

About 120 of its 348 rooms are ready to rent, starting at roughly $200 a night; the hotel also has a restaurant, lounge and courtyard pool.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
The house wraps around a central courtyard and swimming pool, with French doors opening onto the gardens.

— Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of courtyard

Noun

Glass doors open onto a patio, overstrung with prayer flags, a hot tub, a thin strip of lawn, and a dock.

— Nick Paumgarten, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026
Cocktail-style gatherings where guests mingle and stand have become more common than seated dinners, which changes what a patio needs.

— Lauren Schuster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of patio

Noun

The best examples of this style are seen at the Getty Villa peristyle gardens — a peristyle is a courtyard framed by colonnades or rows of pillars — in Malibu.

— Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 17 Jan. 2026
The now-familiar Olympic cauldron torch was added above the peristyle at the east end of the stadium.

— Tim Genske, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025

Definition of peristyle

Noun

Mitchell Fairbarn was captured on surveillance video carrying the 27-year-old Chilean flamingo, Peachy, to his room after removing the bird from its enclosure at the Flamingo Las Vegas Hotel and Casino in March.

— Victoria Bisset, Washington Post, 20 Oct. 2026
The case stemmed from a March 3 incident at the Flamingo Las Vegas Hotel and Casino, where Fairbarn removed a 27-year-old Chilean flamingo named Peachy from its enclosure and brought the bird to his hotel room.

— Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of enclosure

Noun

In some cases, however, those vultures circling the air over yesterday’s gallerias, plazas and megamalls are actually vulture investors.

— The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2026
Singaporeans and international travelers also flock here to hang out on the beaches, zip line at Mega Adventure Park, shop at the massive luxury galleria, and more.

— Ashlea Halpern, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Feb. 2026

Definition of galleria

Noun

The 4,000-square-foot store will be one of the newest tenants in the prominent shopping plaza in downtown Sacramento.

— Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 21 Oct. 2026
TikTok videos posted by Benson showed the youngster performing tricks outside a Hilton hotel plaza and in the middle of a residential street.

— Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of plaza

Noun

Each of those quadrangles of land can produce 7 million pounds of corn or 2 million pounds of soybeans in a summer.

— Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 26 July 2026
The students are lined up in their hundreds− across the student center mezzanine, down the stairs and out into the hot Florida Spring of the quadrangle.

— Will Carless, USA Today, 10 July 2026

Definition of quadrangle

Noun

But two more scores from Rexroat of 5 and 54 yards maintained the Eagles’ control of the game.

— Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Oct. 2026
The Chiefs actually missed a 43-yard field goal that would have won the game in regulation — after Justin Houston forced Lamar Jackson to fumble — but won the game with a short kick in overtime.

— Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2026

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