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
Strong was arrested in Hammond, Indiana, after firing a shot from his back porch Jan. 2 and, police said.
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Dennis Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 29 Jan. 2025
Another doorbell camera in Maryland an unlikely pair of thieves tried to steal a homeowner's rug from their front porch.
—Alice Gibbs, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
And soon enough Pumpkin scampered off the porch and ran toward her home in the stall.
—Gary Shteyngart, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
Now there are many nights when the smell of chicken manure keeps Huntley and his wife from their porch.
—Ames Alexander, Charlotte Observer, 26 Jan. 2025
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Dennis Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 29 Jan. 2025
Another doorbell camera in Maryland an unlikely pair of thieves tried to steal a homeowner's rug from their front porch.
—Alice Gibbs, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
And soon enough Pumpkin scampered off the porch and ran toward her home in the stall.
—Gary Shteyngart, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
Now there are many nights when the smell of chicken manure keeps Huntley and his wife from their porch.
—Ames Alexander, Charlotte Observer, 26 Jan. 2025
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“Porch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/porch. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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