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Recent Examples of parvis
The western façade, giving onto the parvis, the open area before the cathedral, was not completed until around 1240, and the upper gallery of the nave and the two towers on the west façade were finished between 1225 and 1250.
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Klara Glowczewska, Town & Country, 19 Apr. 2019
Klara Glowczewska, Town & Country, 19 Apr. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for parvis
Noun
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Now, kids ranging in age from 4 to 17 are confined to three classrooms and an atrium lined with portraits of the community's Yup'ik and Athabascan elders.—
Emily Schwing,
NPR,
4 Mar. 2025
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Demolition of the front lobby and atrium will begin in April, representatives said.—
Desiree Mathurin,
Charlotte Observer,
4 Mar. 2025
Noun
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While the courtyard and Funke’s pizza corner are typically jam-packed with guests, chilly weather kept many indoors.—
Chris Gardner,
The Hollywood Reporter,
3 Mar. 2025
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Each building would contain a courtyard and pool area, according to the development plans.—
George Avalos,
The Mercury News,
26 Feb. 2025
Noun
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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
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And for the next two nights, the Coliseum’s peristyle will be illuminated in blue light.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Oct. 2024
Noun
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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
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Bea walked into the bright light of the galleria and sat at the small café.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
30 Aug. 2023
Noun
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Also part of the development is new public space offering pedestrian plazas and the High Line — Moynihan Connector, which links Manhattan West to the popular elevated park built on a historic freight line.—
Jeffrey Steele,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
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Outside, there's landscaped green space, an outdoor classroom and multiple plazas.—
Mimi Montgomery,
Axios,
27 Feb. 2025
Noun
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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
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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
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The couple seeks places where other families dine and sit on the patio when possible.—
Maggie Hennessy,
Bon Appétit,
6 Mar. 2025
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Police told Fox 26 Houston that the suspects entered by shooting out the patio window while Amouranth was asleep and kicking in her bedroom door.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
4 Mar. 2025
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In the weeks since Republicans gained control of the White House and Congress, Democrats have struggled to combat the President in the public square.—
Eric Cortellessa,
TIME,
3 Mar. 2025
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The resulting pattern is actually a combination of a number of components including the finder patterns located top-left, top-right and bottom-left corners, the large squares, which let the scanner configure the proper alignment.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
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“Parvis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parvis. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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