as in porch
a covered structure adjoining an entrance to a building
let's enjoy our mint juleps out on the piazza
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The indoor mall is modeled after the streets of Venice, Italy, complete with arched bridges, piazzas, and canals.
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Alex Schechter, Travel + Leisure, 19 May 2025
Bertha Santander of Peru had come five hours early on Sunday to unfurl her huge Peruvian flag in the piazza, recalling the emotion of that night when the piazza erupted in cheers as Leo first appeared.
—Nicole Winfield, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2025
Gone are the security scanners nestled between the colonnades, which kept such a tight control over the heaving masses trying to get into this giant piazza.
—Zoë Richards, NBC news, 9 May 2025
Jesus, robed in blue, stands just left of center with his disciples in an open piazza, a temple in the background.
—Elizabeth Dias, New York Times, 8 May 2025
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Alex Schechter, Travel + Leisure, 19 May 2025
Bertha Santander of Peru had come five hours early on Sunday to unfurl her huge Peruvian flag in the piazza, recalling the emotion of that night when the piazza erupted in cheers as Leo first appeared.
—Nicole Winfield, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2025
Gone are the security scanners nestled between the colonnades, which kept such a tight control over the heaving masses trying to get into this giant piazza.
—Zoë Richards, NBC news, 9 May 2025
Jesus, robed in blue, stands just left of center with his disciples in an open piazza, a temple in the background.
—Elizabeth Dias, New York Times, 8 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for piazza
porch
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The company now makes about 1,000 flags per day, with many destined for military funerals, government buildings and patriotic front porches nationwide.—
Olivianna Calmes,
FOXNews.com,
4 July 2025
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Visibly so, too — the building’s exterior is surrounded by scaffolding as work is underway to outfit the front porch with new columns and restored decorative elements.—
Austin Hornbostel,
The Tennessean,
4 July 2025
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“Piazza.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/piazza. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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