as in verandah
formal
a row of columns supporting a roof at the entrance of a building
Entry to the mansion is through a lavish portico.
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Recent Examples of portico
But outside, under the church portico, two long hearses — one black, one white — waited.
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Cathie Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 16 Feb. 2025
And underneath the portico, a group of players had stopped their own workouts to stare across the lawn at their prodigious teammate who pitches in a game, on average, only around once a week.
—Bruce Schoenfeld Robert Fass Tanya Pérez Brian St. Pierre, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
During the day, sunlight will be reflected by slanted mirrors that close off the library, illuminating the columns and surrounding statues of the portico that have never in all the library’s 255-year history been penetrated by the rays of the sun.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 26 Mar. 2025
Several centuries later, workers added a portico and a stage structure, allowing it to be used for theater.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Mar. 2025
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Cathie Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 16 Feb. 2025
And underneath the portico, a group of players had stopped their own workouts to stare across the lawn at their prodigious teammate who pitches in a game, on average, only around once a week.
—Bruce Schoenfeld Robert Fass Tanya Pérez Brian St. Pierre, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
During the day, sunlight will be reflected by slanted mirrors that close off the library, illuminating the columns and surrounding statues of the portico that have never in all the library’s 255-year history been penetrated by the rays of the sun.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 26 Mar. 2025
Several centuries later, workers added a portico and a stage structure, allowing it to be used for theater.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for portico
Recent Examples of Synonyms for portico
Noun
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There’s also a rooftop terrace with an open-air cinema, and a private karaoke room for up to 10 people—for a fun night with the whole fam.—
Celeste Moure,
AFAR Media,
2 May 2025
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Floor-to-ceiling windows, large living and dining areas, and oversized terraces come from yachting’s current design trend to bring the outdoors inside.—
Julia Zaltzman,
Robb Report,
28 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The short porch specialty followed a walk to the debuting Jorbit Vivas and a double from Aaron Judge, which knocked Rays starter Ryan Pepiot out of the game.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
3 May 2025
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What to look for: Overhanging eaves, exposed rafter tiles, stone and wood porch supports and narrow casement windows.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
2 May 2025
Noun
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Those with umbrellas have put them up; those without were sent scurrying for shelter under the 284 colonnades that flank the square, built from marble and travertine by architect Gian Lorenzo Bernini in the 17th century.—
NBC News,
NBC news,
7 May 2025
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Long, wide windows overlooked a colonnade of palm trees.—
Maggie Shannon,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2025
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“Portico.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/portico. Accessed 17 May. 2025.
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