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
  • Plants grow as a twining vine that benefits from an arbor or trellis for support.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 22 Dec. 2024
  • All wedding florals, from the arbor to the bar to the tent, were arranged by Petal to the Metal Florals' Leslie Bish.
    Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 4 Nov. 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
  • The garden has a canopy of live oaks, Simpson’s stopper, black ironwoods, pigeon plums, a Talipot palm, and more.
    Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 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
  • Joe O’Neill, also a Sidewalk Project board member, said some people’s tents were blown away by the fierce winds.
    Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2025
  • The offensive has reduced large areas of the territory to rubble and displaced around 90% of Gaza’s population of 2.3 million, with hundreds of thousands packed into tent camps along the coast where hunger is widespread.
    Wafaa Shurafa, Chicago Tribune, 14 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 22 Jan. 2025.

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