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or verandah
as in porch
a covered structure adjoining an entrance to a building
whiling away the afternoon from the inn's wide veranda
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Its iconic veranda with crosshatch marble floors host impromptu meetings; its stone staircase allows for more than one dramatic entrance.
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Hannah Martin, Architectural Digest, 10 Mar. 2025
The festivities then flowed onto the terrace, where a luncheon table elegantly stretched the length of the shady veranda and was adorned with bouquets of white sweet peas, mini calla lilies, and baby-blue scabiosa blossoms.
—Sasha Pinto, Vogue, 9 Dec. 2024
The Turks Head Inne, set in an 1830s mansion in the heart of Cockburn Town, has elegantly restored rooms, a garden courtyard, and a breezy veranda perfect for evening cocktails.
—Laura Begley Bloom, AFAR Media, 10 Mar. 2025
There, guests took in scenic views of the May River on the veranda while enjoying South Carolina favorites including tomato pie and fresh crab with soy pearls.
—Megan Pinckney Rutherford, Vogue, 4 Mar. 2025
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Hannah Martin, Architectural Digest, 10 Mar. 2025
The festivities then flowed onto the terrace, where a luncheon table elegantly stretched the length of the shady veranda and was adorned with bouquets of white sweet peas, mini calla lilies, and baby-blue scabiosa blossoms.
—Sasha Pinto, Vogue, 9 Dec. 2024
The Turks Head Inne, set in an 1830s mansion in the heart of Cockburn Town, has elegantly restored rooms, a garden courtyard, and a breezy veranda perfect for evening cocktails.
—Laura Begley Bloom, AFAR Media, 10 Mar. 2025
There, guests took in scenic views of the May River on the veranda while enjoying South Carolina favorites including tomato pie and fresh crab with soy pearls.
—Megan Pinckney Rutherford, Vogue, 4 Mar. 2025
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“Veranda.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/veranda. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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