as in verandahs
a covered structure adjoining an entrance to a building
vacationers relaxing on the inn's spacious front porch
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Recent Examples of porches
The webs multiply, draping across sidewalks, stretching across paths in the woods, appearing in every corner of our porches, and popping up near ceilings all over town.
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 19 Sep. 2025
Our gardens and farms, our houses, porches, lean-tos, gazebos and birdhouses are statements of power and possession but also more than that.
—Literary Hub, 19 Sep. 2025
Dudes who can’t get in get into screaming matches with Jah at the door, and the party extends out into the street where neighbors start peeking out their windows and standing on their porches shaking their heads.
—Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 18 Sep. 2025
The waterfront, retreat-like Weekapaug Inn has expansive porches and large windows that frame Quonochontaug Pond.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 12 Sep. 2025
Investing in outdoor lighting is a simple solution to illuminate pathways and porches for safer steps.
—Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
Children were playing, adults sat on their front porches, neighbors spoke to each other.
—Gillian Stawiszynski, The Enquirer, 31 Aug. 2025
Its stores have become temples to country décor, checkerboards, and rocking chairs on porches.
—Doug Melville, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
The rooms, two of which have private porches, are homey and lean feminine—pink and pale green bedding in the Jardins room, sherbet tones in the Pyrenees room.
—Chloe Arrojado, AFAR Media, 25 Aug. 2025
Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 19 Sep. 2025
Our gardens and farms, our houses, porches, lean-tos, gazebos and birdhouses are statements of power and possession but also more than that.
—Literary Hub, 19 Sep. 2025
Dudes who can’t get in get into screaming matches with Jah at the door, and the party extends out into the street where neighbors start peeking out their windows and standing on their porches shaking their heads.
—Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 18 Sep. 2025
The waterfront, retreat-like Weekapaug Inn has expansive porches and large windows that frame Quonochontaug Pond.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 12 Sep. 2025
Investing in outdoor lighting is a simple solution to illuminate pathways and porches for safer steps.
—Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
Children were playing, adults sat on their front porches, neighbors spoke to each other.
—Gillian Stawiszynski, The Enquirer, 31 Aug. 2025
Its stores have become temples to country décor, checkerboards, and rocking chairs on porches.
—Doug Melville, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
The rooms, two of which have private porches, are homey and lean feminine—pink and pale green bedding in the Jardins room, sherbet tones in the Pyrenees room.
—Chloe Arrojado, AFAR Media, 25 Aug. 2025
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“Porches.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/porches. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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