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 Putting up a hummingbird feeder in your garden or on your balcony or porch is a way to entice these fast-fluttering birds to visit. Lauren David, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Mar. 2025 This home boasts a porch and a balcony, plus a roof extension to protect these outdoor spaces from the weather. Genevieve Cepeda, Travel + Leisure, 28 Feb. 2025 Channel 24, 1800 24th St. in Sacramento near R Street, features a main music room with general admission floor viewing and select reserved seats in its tiered balcony. Marcus D. Smith, Sacramento Bee, 26 Feb. 2025 Despite the grim proceedings and grubby environment, the spatial arrangement of the image brings to mind a theatre balcony packed with eager punters ready to consume their money’s worth of entertainment. Naomi Fry, The New Yorker, 22 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for balcony
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Noun
  • Walmart also has a deck of cards with different road trip games.
    Christopher Murray, Fox News, 6 Mar. 2025
  • The pricey facelift added a 39th floor above the existing penthouse to make room for a gym and sun deck while chopping up apartments on the lower levels to create dozens of more units, The Wall Street Journal reported at the time.
    Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 5 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Away from the picturesque coast, the volcanic interior is blanketed in dense forests that meander down to colonial hill towns and tiered rice terraces that wind around the hillsides.
    Roger Sands, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
  • Photo : Coldwell Banker Warburg The other bathroom in the primary suite leads out to a wraparound terrace.
    Tori Latham, Robb Report, 7 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • And Breakfast If your idea of an ideal accommodation involves generous front porches, homecooked breakfast, and proprietors that feel like longtime friends, consider one of Stuart’s lovely bed and breakfasts.
    Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 7 Mar. 2025
  • Guests can find wide varieties of greenery to spruce up the living room, porch or backyard with everything from bonsai trees to bromeliads and bamboo.
    Patrick Connolly, Orlando Sentinel, 6 Mar. 2025

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“Balcony.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/balcony. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.

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