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patio

[pat-ee-oh, pah-tee-oh] / ˈpæt iˌoʊ, ˈpɑ tiˌoʊ /
NOUN
porch
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There’s a private patio right outside the floor-to-ceiling windows.

From MarketWatch Jul. 14, 2026

Around her are patio tables displaying the kind of food the shop carried: pies and cakes, what appear to be stuffed tomatoes, baguettes, sophisticated deli salads, gorgeous hunks of cheese.

From Salon Jul. 11, 2026

Local property owner Jon Janikies testified that the bill would allow the public to “destroy” his entire outdoor patio, “which I have enhanced with an outdoor bed, sink, television, fireplace, tables and chairs.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 8, 2026

Speaking later to a group in the historic White House Rose Garden -- which Trump has remade into a patio similar to his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida -- he lamented the lawsuits.

From Barron's Jul. 6, 2026

So I haul an extra armload, and the three of us get the rest of the stuff onto the patio in one trip.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz

Outside, the grounds are professionally landscaped and feature a koi pond, stone walls, patios, and plantings.

From MarketWatch Jun. 26, 2026

There were outdoor hallways, planted patios, a sculpted and porous internal courtyard, and even a new “paseo” next door — a closed street turned into a lovely space for farmers markets and other gatherings.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 18, 2026

They have battled to keep their windows, patios and cars clean - and they have been unable to hang out their washing as piles of soot would gather on anything in their gardens.

From BBC Feb. 12, 2026

Available in 55-, 65-, and 75-inch models, it fits everything from intimate patios to sprawling decks.

From Salon Nov. 20, 2025

New Orleans was a night town, but in late after noon, the restaurant patios had people out drinking.

From "Life Is So Good" by George Dawson




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