porch

noun

ˈpȯrch How to pronounce porch (audio)
Definition of porchnext
as in piazza
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 Someone exercising outdoors might prefer a tighter-fitting synthetic tank top, while someone sitting on a porch or doing light yard work might be more comfortable in a looser cotton T-shirt. — Aya Diab, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026 One man died after he was found shot on a front porch in Kansas City’s Marlborough Heights neighborhood Tuesday night, police said. — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 26 Aug. 2026 Yainer Diaz hit a pair of solo homers, including a tying shot to the short porch in right field off Headrick's fastball to start the eighth. — CBS News, 26 Aug. 2026 This month marks four years since the preventable death of 15-year-old NyKayla Strawder, who was shot in the head and killed on her Edmondson Village porch in West Baltimore. — Brittany Berlin, Baltimore Sun, 25 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for porch
Recent Examples of Synonyms for porch
  1. piazza
  2. portico
  3. stoop
  4. veranda
Noun
  • Eight Bay Area restaurants, including returning champ Locanda Restaurants, will compete in the tournament-style contest in the piazza in front of the Little Italy Cultural Center and Museum at 323 Sharks Way.
    — Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The carousel included snaps from all over Italy as the trio made their way through outdoor piazzas, the Vatican, art galleries in Milan, the Colosseum, and the canals of Venice.
    — Meg Walters, InStyle, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of piazza
Noun
  • Since then, the front portico of the building has been covered by a construction tarp, concealing most of its name.
    — Jacob Rosen, CBS News, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Beatty’s filing also criticizes the tarps that have covered the venue’s front portico for more than two months.
    — Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of portico
Noun
  • Capturing an immortal photograph of jazz legends In 1958, photographer Art Kane assembled many of the greatest legends in jazz on a brownstone stoop in Harlem; his picture became one of the most famous images ever taken of artistic royalty.
    — David Morgan, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • After order is restored just enough to prod us to a sequel, Cretton circles back to those civilians in an end credits montage of normal New Yorkers hanging out on stoops and playing chess in the park.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2026
Definition of stoop
Noun
  • For example, the lowest-category cabin on Silversea’s 728-passenger Silver Ray is a 357-square-foot room with a 53-square-foot veranda.
    — Erica Silverstein, Travel + Leisure, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The waterfront suites with private verandahs and two-bedroom plunge pool villas are special sanctuaries.
    — Baz Dreisinger, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of veranda

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“Porch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/porch. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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