as in verandah
a covered structure adjoining an entrance to a building
vacationers relaxing on the inn's spacious front porch
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Recent Examples of porch
Men ran off a porch, firing their own guns, as Givens described it to police and in an interview with the Journal Sentinel.
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John Diedrich, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024
There’s an enclosed porch, a stone fireplace, and a kitchen with a mint-green fridge.
—Clio Chang, Curbed, 13 Dec. 2024
Wheeler Farm: Meet Santa on the farmhouse porch and take a wagon ride through the light displays 5-7pm each Friday through Dec. 20.
—Erin Alberty, Axios, 6 Dec. 2024
Nessel advised residents to keep their porches well-lit and consider buying motion-sensing lighting.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 6 Dec. 2024
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John Diedrich, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024
There’s an enclosed porch, a stone fireplace, and a kitchen with a mint-green fridge.
—Clio Chang, Curbed, 13 Dec. 2024
Wheeler Farm: Meet Santa on the farmhouse porch and take a wagon ride through the light displays 5-7pm each Friday through Dec. 20.
—Erin Alberty, Axios, 6 Dec. 2024
Nessel advised residents to keep their porches well-lit and consider buying motion-sensing lighting.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Porch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/porch. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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