arbor

as in pergola
a wooden shelter in a garden that is shaped like an arch and that plants grow over

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Recent Examples of arbor Unlike shrub roses, these plants require some extra support from trellises, fences, or arbors. Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 8 Apr. 2025 Amazon has an arbor set that comes with artificial white flowers and drapery to put over the arch. Christopher Murray, Fox News, 21 Mar. 2025 Wisteria should be pruned regularly and is better suited for growing on a strong arbor or trellis. Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 20 Mar. 2025 Outside, the ocean-facing pool and spa are surrounded by a stone patio, a fire pit, a bocce ball court, a chicken coop, and a lemon arbor. Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 25 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for arbor
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Noun
  • Photo : Celeste Godoy A pergola shades a swing chair opposite lush plantings.
    Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 23 May 2025
  • Outside on the property are a pergola and an expansive patio area.
    Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The 7 x 7-foot canopy can fit two to four adults and offers UPF 50 protection.
    Brandi Fuller, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 May 2025
  • This option is 20 inches long when closed, but the canopy spans a whopping 50 inches.
    Louryn Strampe, Wired News, 26 May 2025
Noun
  • Like the bowers, the nests of the puffer fish are beautiful and involve mate attraction.
    Shawn Simpson, The Conversation, 19 Mar. 2025
  • Adam—great in the bower, but a bit of a bore—speaks in paeans, but the snake speaks boldly, sensuously.
    Merve Emre, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Thousands of children are starving as Netanyahu refuses to allow food into the area where refugees are housed in tents because most of the infrastructure has been destroyed.
    Tom Zirpoli, Baltimore Sun, 27 May 2025
  • Two people with tents facing one another, and a clothesline stretched between two trees, needed new prescriptions for medication as well as treatment for a wound.
    Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 26 May 2025
Noun
  • Additionally, there will be communal areas, roof terraces, floating gardens, and lots of greenery throughout.
    Adam Williams May 28, New Atlas, 28 May 2025
  • At the stable after the practice run, under fans suspended from its gabled roof, soldiers washed down the horses.
    Tom Vanden Brook, USA Today, 27 May 2025
Noun
  • Game Warden Creech determined that the bear was able to climb up a ladder outside and squeezed through an opening into the attic of the residence before falling through the ceiling and directly into the residence below, authorities said.
    Jon Haworth, ABC News, 27 May 2025
  • Think glossy oak flooring, coffered ceilings, and custom millwork.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 17 May 2025
Noun
  • For example, Palladio’s Church of the Redentore, built in Venice in 1577, features minaret-like towers flanking a large dome.
    Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 24 May 2025
  • Kim was also seen walking to a large aircraft with four engines and a radar dome mounted on the fuselage.
    Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 22 May 2025
Noun
  • Afterward, in a little forest awning, James K was set up next to the Casa del Lago.
    E.R. Pulgar, Pitchfork, 6 May 2025
  • Looking around the airy entryway with its glass walls, a sparkling light fixture mimicking branches sprawled across the ceiling and a marquee awning lined with globe light bulbs beckoned viewers into the massive auditorium.
    Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 25 Mar. 2025

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“Arbor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arbor. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.

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