as in verandah
formal
a row of columns supporting a roof at the entrance of a building
Entry to the mansion is through a lavish portico.
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Recent Examples of portico
Built in 1910 by renowned architect Herbert Lucas, the building is an architectural gem with a stately portico, Tuscan columns, and a high cast iron fence.
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Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 26 Mar. 2025
In Bologna, the city at the heart of the Emilia-Romagna region, culinary tradition is as entrenched as the ancient porticos that line 38 miles of its streets.
—Marcia Desanctis, Travel + Leisure, 19 Feb. 2025
But outside, under the church portico, two long hearses — one black, one white — waited.
—Cathie Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 16 Feb. 2025
Crickets chirp in the grass beside the driveway, which winds up a bluff, past two towering fir trees and a columned portico, to the side of the building.
—Blaine Davis, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2025
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Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 26 Mar. 2025
In Bologna, the city at the heart of the Emilia-Romagna region, culinary tradition is as entrenched as the ancient porticos that line 38 miles of its streets.
—Marcia Desanctis, Travel + Leisure, 19 Feb. 2025
But outside, under the church portico, two long hearses — one black, one white — waited.
—Cathie Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 16 Feb. 2025
Crickets chirp in the grass beside the driveway, which winds up a bluff, past two towering fir trees and a columned portico, to the side of the building.
—Blaine Davis, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for portico
Noun
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Photo : Tim Waltman/Evan Joseph Photography Stairs lead up to an upper terrace and hot tub.—
Demetrius Simms,
Robb Report,
10 Apr. 2025
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Leeds also drive some of the sternest vitriol along opponents’ terraces.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Nor is there much of the more physical kind, despite myriad stunt personnel cascading off porches and second-story balconies with lethal bullet wounds.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
11 Apr. 2025
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The resort’s family-friendly adventure tents are spacious, with several configurations of beds and bedroom furniture, cozy fire pits, heaters, and big front porches that invite hangouts.—
Jim Dobson,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Photo : Jo David for Sotheby’s International Realty A colonnade leads to the front door.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
4 Apr. 2025
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The company has proposed demolishing four buildings in the neighborhood that have fallen into poor condition: a four-plex on Jefferson Street from 1909, a house on Summit Street from 1905, and two century-old colonnades on Summit Street.—
Chris Higgins,
Kansas City Star,
4 Mar. 2025
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“Portico.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/portico. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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