variants
or verandahs
as in porches
a covered structure adjoining an entrance to a building
whiling away the afternoon from the inn's wide veranda
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Recent Examples of verandas
Accommodations feature floor-to-ceiling windows and two-person hammocks on open-air verandas (four suites have private pools).
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Devorah Lev-Tov, AFAR Media, 26 Aug. 2025
At the Rhumerie de Chamarel, however, copper stills gleam as sugarcane becomes spiced rum—sipped slowly on breezy verandas.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Devorah Lev-Tov, AFAR Media, 26 Aug. 2025
At the Rhumerie de Chamarel, however, copper stills gleam as sugarcane becomes spiced rum—sipped slowly on breezy verandas.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for verandas
Noun
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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.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
19 Sep. 2025
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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,
Literary Hub,
19 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The company travels to Rome, where Blackshirts march in the piazzas, but Duse’s health worsens.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Sep. 2025
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Narrow, maze-like streets led to tiled Venetian piazzas, all framed by charming medieval architecture.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
29 Aug. 2025
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“Verandas.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/verandas. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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