as in deck
a flat roofless structure attached to a building on summer mornings I often have breakfast out on the balcony

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Recent Examples of balcony The pool sits just off the private balcony and feels cocooned in its own little world, shielded by tall privacy walls. Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 5 Apr. 2025 People were packed shoulder-to-shoulder in the sanctuary balcony. Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 5 Apr. 2025 Covered balconies, kitchenettes, and weekend breakfasts of banana pancakes and quiches round out the Southern charm. Amanda Ogle, Travel + Leisure, 3 Apr. 2025 Softened as if by distance, the distance of the three stories between her balcony and the courtyard where my mother-in-law might once have watched me play and thought: nice girl. Hazlitt, 2 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for balcony
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Noun
  • With just a few potential quarter-point cuts on deck, APRs aren’t likely to fall much, according to Schulz.
    Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 2 Apr. 2025
  • Inside, the view from master stateroom on the upper deck is spectacular.
    Bill Springer, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The place is all soaring ceilings and glass walls, large terraces and high-gloss surfaces, white orchids and Roche Bobois furniture.
    Ann Abel, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
  • All 47 guest rooms and suites are spacious—most measure 474 square feet—and feature a sitting area and either a terrace or a balcony.
    Meredith Lepore, Travel + Leisure, 29 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Nor is there much of the more physical kind, despite myriad stunt personnel cascading off porches and second-story balconies with lethal bullet wounds.
    Dennis Harvey, Variety, 11 Apr. 2025
  • The resort’s family-friendly adventure tents are spacious, with several configurations of beds and bedroom furniture, cozy fire pits, heaters, and big front porches that invite hangouts.
    Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025

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“Balcony.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/balcony. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.

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