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Landscape architect Janice Parker carefully considered how this area would be viewed from the back of the home, particularly as one passes through the porte cochere.
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Owen Holmes, House Beautiful, 23 Mar. 2023
The midday Muzak at the stately porte cochere of the Wynn casino was disrupted first by the wheezing of a dying car engine, then the whirl of a siren, then two doors clanking open as a pair of men in retro police costumes stepped out of a 2007 Dodge Charger.
—Rob Copeland, WSJ, 7 Apr. 2022
There are four bedrooms and three bathrooms (plus a pair of powder rooms)—along with a private elevator, dedicated porte cochere and ceilings that soar upwards of 11 feet from the floor.
—Dckaufman, Robb Report, 27 July 2022
The original house and this addition stretch across two lots, 320 feet wide, joined at the center through a brick porte cochere.
—Judy Rose, Detroit Free Press, 6 Nov. 2021
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Owen Holmes, House Beautiful, 23 Mar. 2023
The midday Muzak at the stately porte cochere of the Wynn casino was disrupted first by the wheezing of a dying car engine, then the whirl of a siren, then two doors clanking open as a pair of men in retro police costumes stepped out of a 2007 Dodge Charger.
—Rob Copeland, WSJ, 7 Apr. 2022
There are four bedrooms and three bathrooms (plus a pair of powder rooms)—along with a private elevator, dedicated porte cochere and ceilings that soar upwards of 11 feet from the floor.
—Dckaufman, Robb Report, 27 July 2022
The original house and this addition stretch across two lots, 320 feet wide, joined at the center through a brick porte cochere.
—Judy Rose, Detroit Free Press, 6 Nov. 2021
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for porte cochere
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The decorations can also be placed on a covered outdoor porch or deck.Kaitlin Gates, Southern Living, 1 Nov. 2024
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There was a rite of passage for candidates in Nashville's mayoral race last year: sitting down with former Mayor Megan Barry for advice, often on the front porch of her Belmont-Hillsboro neighborhood home.Nate Rau, Axios, 28 Oct. 2024
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At the famous Café Florian, right on the piazza, an affogato (vanilla ice cream with a shot of espresso) was 19 euro—an investment for a family of four.Jeanne O'Brien Coffey, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
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The 73-room property opens onto a new public piazza, the largest in the city's fashion district, lined with buzzy boutiques and restaurants.Kerry Olsen, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Aug. 2023
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Large shaded verandas, mint juleps and shaded trees covered with Spanish moss had little to do with most of Arkansas.Curtis Varnell The Timepiece, arkansasonline.com, 13 Oct. 2024
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Its ultra-luxe ships are renowned for their intimate atmosphere and elegant all-suite oceanfront accommodations, most with its own veranda, as well as the anticipatory personalized service.Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 10 Oct. 2024
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My parents’ house originally had two sleeping porches, both upstairs, one east and one west.David Owen, The New Yorker, 27 July 2024
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Residential builders soon caught on, and by the early 1900s, sleeping porches were appearing in homes from Minneapolis to Brooklyn, New York.Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 July 2024
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The house is just as offensive, with a new-fangled deck with couches where a proper bench and a stoop should be.Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 19 Oct. 2024
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The Brits were brought in by their individual owners, who sat on a stoop next to him, gabbing.Brett Berk, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Oct. 2024
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North Fort Myers resident Scott Fincher was sitting on the lanai of his Pine Lakes community home with his family, waiting for Milton.John Bacon, USA TODAY, 11 Oct. 2024
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At a home in Wellington, a resident explains hearing a tornado siren go off, then rip through her neighborhood, destroying her lanai and flooding her pool with debris including tree limbs and portions of the home.Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 10 Oct. 2024
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“Porte cochere.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/porte%20cochere. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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