pergola

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Recent Examples of pergola The staircase continues up to a bulkhead that opens onto a rooftop terrace to include a fire pit and a pergola. Mark David, Robb Report, 13 Dec. 2024 In Southern California, open pergolas are more common due to abundant sun. Cassi Hallam, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024 Photo : Photography by Derek & Vee A rooftop pergola is fitted with a retractable sun shade. Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 5 Dec. 2024 The Delray Beach location will seat 50 guests inside and 80 outside under a pergola. Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 8 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for pergola 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pergola
Noun
  • Relocate firewood and lumber to Zone 2. Replace combustible fencing, gates, and arbors attached to the home with noncombustible alternatives.
    Eric Mack, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
  • Plants grow as a twining vine that benefits from an arbor or trellis for support.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 22 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • The Accord struck a light pole and two trees and rolled onto its roof, leading to Santiago being ejected from the vehicle.
    Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 16 Jan. 2025
  • For example, nearly 1 million U.S. homes in wildfire-prone areas have highly combustible wooden roofs.
    Justin Angle, The Conversation, 16 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Opening the canopy dries out the forest floor and increases wind speeds, both of which accelerate fire.
    Elizabeth Miller, Outside Online, 12 Jan. 2025
  • By his calculations, even after 20 years, the canopy of the new trees would only offer 57% of the shade as the original trees.
    Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 7 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Those teams have young quarterbacks who can be molded and haven’t hit their ceiling.
    Saad Yousuf, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
  • Akram fired a shot into the ceiling, an alarming act captured on camera.
    Efrat Lachter, Fox News, 15 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Numerous people across western North Carolina are still sleeping in tents and campers more than 100 days after the storm hit the area in the early morning hours of Sept. 27.
    Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 27 Jan. 2025
  • Testing tents in McLaren's Monsoon chamber remains a career highlight, while pitching reviews of exercise bikes a week before lockdown 1.0,...
    Brenda Stolyar, WIRED, 27 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Adam—great in the bower, but a bit of a bore—speaks in paeans, but the snake speaks boldly, sensuously.
    Merve Emre, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2024
  • Come summer, the walled garden is a joyful place with its historic Kentish bower and formal planting, featuring fragrant roses, peonies and irises to replica a typical English garden.
    Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Still in the awning are: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for secretary of health and human services.
    Ivana Saric, Axios, 13 Jan. 2025
  • Most unusual feature: Solar panels discreetly concealed as retractable awnings and supporting pillars.
    Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 23 Dec. 2024

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“Pergola.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pergola. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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