porches

noun

plural of porch
as in piazzas
a covered structure adjoining an entrance to a building vacationers relaxing on the inn's spacious front porch

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Recent Examples of porches In a world where packages vanish off front porches faster than snacks at a party, leaving your home's perimeter up to chance is an extreme sport nobody signed up for. — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 22 Oct. 2026 Some houses in the neighborhood already had piles of sandbags sitting on their front porches. — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026 The colorful evergreen foliage provides a warm winter welcome on porches and brightens containers throughout the landscape all year long. — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 20 Oct. 2026 Be intentional about noticing autumn and Halloween displays on lawns and porches, which seem as popular as ever this year. — Dana Kelley, Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2026 The list includes roofs, windows, doors, floors, steps, porches, exterior walls and foundations. — Emma Clapp, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026 Skeletons stand as tall as roof lines, porches are engulfed in spider webs, and front yards turn into grave sites. — Michelle Mastro, Midwest Living, 9 Oct. 2026 The interior of the home measures 400 sq ft (37 sq m), and is accessed through the larger of the pair of porches. — New Atlas, 9 Oct. 2026 Oakhurst Porchfest Stroll through Decatur’s Oakhurst neighborhood to enjoy approximately 200 acts spread across an equal number of porches. — Mary Caldwell, AJC.com, 6 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for porches
  1. piazzas
  2. porticoes
  3. stoops
  4. verandas
Noun
  • The main house has seven en suite bedrooms along with triple piazzas overlooking the grounds.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Rome’s cultural superintendent, Claudio Parisi Presicce, said the grandeur of the port city as depicted in the fresco, with buildings, a theater and temple, public piazzas and towers, was particularly well conserved.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of piazzas
Noun
  • The old porticos were opened up and made into glass doors during recent renovation renovations.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 July 2026
  • Its flat, walkable, and bikeable center is located within the circuit of the original medieval walls, and residents are protected from the elements by miles of decorative porticoes.
    — Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 10 July 2026
Definition of porticoes
Noun
  • Some people hire designers, like the landscape design company Manscapers, to decorate their stoops.
    — Anna Grace Lee, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2026
  • After order is restored just enough to prod us to a sequel, Cretton circles back to those civilians in an end credits montage of normal New Yorkers hanging out on stoops and playing chess in the park.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2026
Definition of stoops
Noun
  • The home is set on a private acre of gardens, and features several verandas that are well-suited for al fresco dining.
    — Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 11 Oct. 2026
  • The clubhouse would have a bar, restaurant, locker rooms and verandas overlooking the golf course and tennis courts.
    — Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of verandas

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