as in porch
a covered structure adjoining an entrance to a building
a low-slung Hawaiian beach house with an open-sided lanai to catch the tropical breezes
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Recent Examples of lanai
Not only are there two bedrooms and one bathroom, there’s a lanai, dedicated laundry area, garage, and exterior parking.
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Emma Reynolds, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
Exclusive Napua rooms and suites Grand Wailea has upped its luxury offerings with Napua, an exclusive hotel within the hotel that offers guests a dedicated concierge and lounge along with superior rooms and suites, each with its own private lanai, on the resort’s top floors.
—Lois Alter Mark, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2024
Watch outriggers glide down the Ala Wai from your breezy rooftop lanai while sipping a cup of Kona coffee, then pop down to Redfish for a proper bowl of poke.
—Krista Simmons, Sunset Magazine, 11 Oct. 2024
North Fort Myers resident Scott Fincher was sitting on the lanai of his Pine Lakes community home with his family, waiting for Milton.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 11 Oct. 2024
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Emma Reynolds, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
Exclusive Napua rooms and suites Grand Wailea has upped its luxury offerings with Napua, an exclusive hotel within the hotel that offers guests a dedicated concierge and lounge along with superior rooms and suites, each with its own private lanai, on the resort’s top floors.
—Lois Alter Mark, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2024
Watch outriggers glide down the Ala Wai from your breezy rooftop lanai while sipping a cup of Kona coffee, then pop down to Redfish for a proper bowl of poke.
—Krista Simmons, Sunset Magazine, 11 Oct. 2024
North Fort Myers resident Scott Fincher was sitting on the lanai of his Pine Lakes community home with his family, waiting for Milton.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 11 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lanai
porch
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From the outside, Lyons’s house is a textbook Baltimore row home with a modest porch made for relaxing on a nice day or having a smoke while you people-watch.—
Lawrence Burney,
Pitchfork,
28 May 2025
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Adding reliable and durable seating to patios, porches, and backyards is the first step in making your outdoor space as inviting as possible.—
Ali Faccenda,
People.com,
27 May 2025
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“Lanai.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lanai. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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