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Recent Examples of lido
The show will delve into swimming’s evolution over the past century in three locations: the pool, the lido, and nature.
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George Nelson For Artnews, Robb Report, 12 Dec. 2024
Escape the ruckus at a beach club, or lido, such as Pettolecchia Il Lido, a luxury spot between Bari and Brindisi.
—Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 3 June 2024
The brand-new lakefront sandy lido is fully renovated to highlight the glamour of the Italian Riviera during the 1950s and 1960s.
—Jim Dobson, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2024
The chums who are just a bit taller, a bit fitter, who have bigger houses, more money, better connections, who swim faster and cope better with the lido’s freezing winter temperatures.
—Claire Cohen, Vogue, 7 Dec. 2023
From this angle, the water looked like a private lido.
—Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2023
Cruises may bring to mind parties on the lido deck, communal buffets and flashy Broadway-style shows.
—Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 15 Aug. 2023
Decompress after a busy Florentine adventure with a few days on the Ligurian coast, or spend a morning at the lido to cleanse your palate after too many gondola rides in Venice.
—Lila Battis, Travel + Leisure, 30 Apr. 2023
With a population of about 100,000 and a lido, or beachfront boardwalk, lined with casual-to-Michelin restaurants, Funchal radiates energy.
—Leron Kornreich, Washington Post, 4 Aug. 2022
George Nelson For Artnews, Robb Report, 12 Dec. 2024
Escape the ruckus at a beach club, or lido, such as Pettolecchia Il Lido, a luxury spot between Bari and Brindisi.
—Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 3 June 2024
The brand-new lakefront sandy lido is fully renovated to highlight the glamour of the Italian Riviera during the 1950s and 1960s.
—Jim Dobson, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2024
The chums who are just a bit taller, a bit fitter, who have bigger houses, more money, better connections, who swim faster and cope better with the lido’s freezing winter temperatures.
—Claire Cohen, Vogue, 7 Dec. 2023
From this angle, the water looked like a private lido.
—Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2023
Cruises may bring to mind parties on the lido deck, communal buffets and flashy Broadway-style shows.
—Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 15 Aug. 2023
Decompress after a busy Florentine adventure with a few days on the Ligurian coast, or spend a morning at the lido to cleanse your palate after too many gondola rides in Venice.
—Lila Battis, Travel + Leisure, 30 Apr. 2023
With a population of about 100,000 and a lido, or beachfront boardwalk, lined with casual-to-Michelin restaurants, Funchal radiates energy.
—Leron Kornreich, Washington Post, 4 Aug. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lido
Noun
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La Réserve de la Mala, one of the best plages in the area, is worth making the trek (or hopping in a taxi boat) to nearby Cap d’Ail.—
Lane Nieset,
Condé Nast Traveler,
5 Sep. 2023
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Just weeks after Paris hosted it’s annual Open, models and IT girls have been sporting distinctly Francophile hair accessories fit for a weekend a la plage.—
Jenna Rennert,
Vogue,
1 July 2017
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Fronted by the Swiss Guard, cardinals and other church leaders led the slow procession into the sunlit esplanade as a male choir chanted psalms and prayers in Latin and the great bells of the basilica tolled.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2025
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The mid-rise hotel tower was built at the north end of the property over a long pedestal housing a soaring, double-height lobby and a vast, covered esplanade of amenities.—
Andres Viglucci,
Miami Herald,
23 Mar. 2025
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On a riverside in eastern Austria sat a mysterious set of ruins.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
16 Apr. 2025
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Designed in collaboration with multidisciplinary designer Steve Oh, the new space is housed in the Mapo-gu area and designed as a recreation and celebration of Southbank: the London riverside skate spot that was the birthplace of Palace.—
Tianwei Zhang,
Footwear News,
7 Apr. 2025
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Hailing from the peninsula’s steppe interior, mountainous east, and Black Sea littoral, this population tended to be devoutly Muslim and, for the most part, had never been fully at ease with the republic’s secularist founding project.—
Soner Cagaptay,
Foreign Affairs,
19 Feb. 2024
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The historical lands of the Swahili are on east Africa’s Indian Ocean littoral.—
John M. Mugane,
Quartz,
5 Apr. 2022
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It was completed in 1879 near the waterfront in what was, at the time, one of America’s largest ports of entry.—
Dominic Pino,
National Review,
26 Apr. 2025
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And while the palace did not disclose where the couple will be staying during their getaway, there really are plenty of options to choose from, including hotels like the waterfront Tobermory Hotel or the family-run Park Lodge Hotel.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
23 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The decor — art deco archways in the St. Regis Hotel on the riverfront — is as alluring as the menu.—
Zareen Syed,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Jan. 2025
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Each spring, vibrant pink Eastern redbuds brighten Pittsburgh's riverfronts and cityscapes.—
Chrissy Suttles,
Axios,
2 Apr. 2025
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Image Most of the storm’s damage so far has been caused by floodwaters that overtopped riverbanks and levees, surged through streets and inundated the basements and ground floors of buildings.—
Patrick J. Lyons,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2025
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The Romans established Londinium just north of the river’s marshy valley after invading Britain in 43 C.E. Colossal wooden quays stood on the ancient settlement’s riverbank.—
Sean Kingsley,
Smithsonian Magazine,
7 Apr. 2025
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“Lido.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lido. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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