arbor

as in pergola
a wooden shelter in a garden that is shaped like an arch and that plants grow over

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Recent Examples of arbor Relocate firewood and lumber to Zone 2. Replace combustible fencing, gates, and arbors attached to the home with noncombustible alternatives. Eric MacK, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025 Plants grow as a twining vine that benefits from an arbor or trellis for support. Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 22 Dec. 2024 All wedding florals, from the arbor to the bar to the tent, were arranged by Petal to the Metal Florals' Leslie Bish. Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024 Outside are a terrace with fireplace, dining arbor, and fountain, two-bedroom guest cottage, and one-bedroom pool house. The Week Staff, theweek, 29 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for arbor
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Noun
  • Of particular note are the teal-toned pergolas, the pool garden, and Anne's writing cottage.
    Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 18 Mar. 2025
  • Redwood pergolas with remote-control screens provide shade during Sacramento’s hot summers.
    David Caraccio, Sacramento Bee, 22 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Beneath the canopy lies a tangle of challenges that hint at deeper vulnerabilities—some ecological, others systemic.
    Scott Travers, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
  • The street and tree canopy are designed to connect like a soccer ball, Hadathy told Axios.
    Kristal Dixon, Axios, 24 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Adam—great in the bower, but a bit of a bore—speaks in paeans, but the snake speaks boldly, sensuously.
    Merve Emre, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2024
  • Come summer, the walled garden is a joyful place with its historic Kentish bower and formal planting, featuring fragrant roses, peonies and irises to replica a typical English garden.
    Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • When a game was in hand, and the starters were pulled, Stackhouse would head into a tent on the sideline and fall asleep.
    Seth Emerson, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
  • Temporary tents for weddings and other events might be placed adjacent to the mansion on the lake view side and Sheridan-facing side, and during those times, the tent area will be off-limits to the public.
    Richard Requena, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • What emerges is a classic brick Colonial Revival, with shuttered, paned windows, roof twinned by chimneys, and perfect little dormers.
    Miriam Schwartz, Boston Herald, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Renovations to replace the iconic 1977 Louis I. Kahn designed modernist museum’s roof, skylights, and lighting systems help safeguard both the building and its artworks.
    Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The 85,000 annual ceiling for new H-1B petitions is low, the equivalent of only 0.05% of the U.S. labor force.
    Stuart Anderson, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
  • The Bruins have younger players in Providence with higher NHL ceilings than Lettieri and Brown.
    Fluto Shinzawa, The Athletic, 18 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Use the dome light and flashers to make your vehicle more noticeable.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 26 Mar. 2025
  • The works also showcase several techniques that are innovating in horology, such as Longwy enamel on faience and wood micro-marquetry – this year gracing a dome table clock for the first time.
    Carol Besler, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Turning Dania Beach Grill into Lucky Fish A fan-favorite hangout for 75 years, Dania Beach Grill was condemned in April 2019, racking up a trove of code violations at the time, which included damaged and corroded awnings, broken walls and plywood beams, rotten wood and exposed wires.
    Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2025
  • The front patio features a bar, flat-screen TVs, fire pits and a retractable awning.
    McKenzie Rankin, Axios, 10 Mar. 2025

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“Arbor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arbor. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.

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