peristyle

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Recent Examples of peristyle The cold room consists of a peristyle or porticoed court that is 10 meters (33 feet) long and 10 meters wide, with a large pool at the center. Amarachi Orie, CNN, 17 Jan. 2025 The cold room consists of a peristyle or porticoed court that is 10 meters (33 feet) long and 10 meters wide, with a large pool at the center. Amarachi Orie, CNN, 17 Jan. 2025 And for the next two nights, the Coliseum’s peristyle will be illuminated in blue light. Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024 Standing before the renowned peristyle at the Los Angeles Coliseum, where the 1984 Olympics opening ceremony was held, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Thursday touted a $77-million infusion of cash for Metro to pay for more electric buses. Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2024 Advertisement The torch will be carried down the Coliseum’s peristyle steps. Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2024 The ¾-mile course snaked around the field, looped uphill through the peristyle arches and returned to the floor with a 150-foot, free-fall jump. David Wharton, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2023 At least 10 peristyles have been attacked since 2021, according to Saint-Clou Augustin, a houngan. Amanda Coletta, Washington Post, 3 June 2023 That’s when the Coliseum went dark and the strobes went off, the Black Eyed Peas booming from the peristyle. Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for peristyle
Noun
  • What had once been an airy hospital atrium was now a tangle of rebar and pulverized concrete.
    Clayton Dalton, New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2025
  • In addition to enlarging the atrium, which houses Starbucks and is a hub of activity, the cruise line removed a retail store from its seventh deck, which opened up much more seating in front of expansive windows.
    Nathan Diller, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The North End property boasts floor-to-ceiling windows, beautiful balconies, and a lush courtyard with an outdoor spa.
    Kaitlyn McInnis, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
  • Makeshift tents fill the crammed courtyard, the solid edifice of the church overlooking the flimsy havens.
    CNN’s Abeer Salman and Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The quadrangle between the Temples of Jupiter and Bacchus had been filled with wooden tables and stalls selling wine and sfiha, a Bekaa specialty.
    Youmna Melhem Chamieh, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
  • But Stiller liked pausing on the precipice of the perverse love triangle—or quadrangle—of Mark torn by two halves of his consciousness toward two women.
    Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 18 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Keep scrolling to shop more of the best patio furniture set deals happening at Amazon this week.
    Isabel Garcia, People.com, 22 Apr. 2025
  • Photo : 1 Oak Studios Sliding doors open to a covered patio with Card Sound Bay vistas.
    Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 21 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Interred in various stone enclosures, the two dozen individuals all appear to have died from traumatic injuries sustained during an armed conflict.
    Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Apr. 2025
  • Neighbors spoke with members of the Houston Police Department in the wake of the incident, and said that Garrett's dogs often escaped from their enclosure and were often aggressive, according to the complaint.
    Chris Spargo, People.com, 15 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Deputy Assistant Attorney General Drew Ensign pushed back at a lower court hearing, however, saying no deportation flights were scheduled for Friday or Saturday.
    Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 19 Apr. 2025
  • According to court documents reviewed by Newsweek, Daoud—identified in prior case files as Karim Daoud Mahmoud Salem—was denied a petition for review by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit on March 18, 2022.
    Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • It is attached to a galleria with a striking black slate floor, a wet bar, columns and glass doors that open onto the patio.
    Karen A. Avitabile, Hartford Courant, 14 Jan. 2024
  • Bea walked into the bright light of the galleria and sat at the small café.
    Hazlitt, Hazlitt, 30 Aug. 2023

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“Peristyle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peristyle. Accessed 2 May. 2025.

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