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Friends of the Parks and Landmarks Preservation Council of Illinois had hoped to force the removal of the new steel-and-glass arena rising within the colonnades of the 1924 stadium.
2007: Chief Illiniwek, the controversial mascot of the University of Illinois, performed for the last time.
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Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 21 Feb. 2025
It was built in 1972, a single-story brick building with a perfunctory colonnade and parking in the rear.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harper's Magazine, 2 Feb. 2024
The Vatican, with its life-sized creche and giant Christmas tree in St. Peter’s Square and outdoor exhibit of nativity scenes in the Bernini colonnade ringing it, qualifies as an at-risk target.
—Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
Wilmington, North Carolina Wil-Har-Dale, a 1940 Greek Revival mansion, is fronted by a double-height Corinthian colonnade.
—The Week Staff, theweek, 17 Dec. 2024
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Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 21 Feb. 2025
It was built in 1972, a single-story brick building with a perfunctory colonnade and parking in the rear.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harper's Magazine, 2 Feb. 2024
The Vatican, with its life-sized creche and giant Christmas tree in St. Peter’s Square and outdoor exhibit of nativity scenes in the Bernini colonnade ringing it, qualifies as an at-risk target.
—Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
Wilmington, North Carolina Wil-Har-Dale, a 1940 Greek Revival mansion, is fronted by a double-height Corinthian colonnade.
—The Week Staff, theweek, 17 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for colonnade
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During the day, sunlight will be reflected by slanted mirrors that close off the library, illuminating the columns and surrounding statues of the portico that have never in all the library’s 255-year history been penetrated by the rays of the sun.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
26 Mar. 2025
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And underneath the portico, a group of players had stopped their own workouts to stare across the lawn at their prodigious teammate who pitches in a game, on average, only around once a week.—
Bruce Schoenfeld Robert Fass Tanya Pérez Brian St. Pierre,
New York Times,
26 Mar. 2025
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Photo : Tim Waltman/Evan Joseph Photography Stairs lead up to an upper terrace and hot tub.—
Demetrius Simms,
Robb Report,
10 Apr. 2025
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Leeds also drive some of the sternest vitriol along opponents’ terraces.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
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Nor is there much of the more physical kind, despite myriad stunt personnel cascading off porches and second-story balconies with lethal bullet wounds.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
11 Apr. 2025
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The resort’s family-friendly adventure tents are spacious, with several configurations of beds and bedroom furniture, cozy fire pits, heaters, and big front porches that invite hangouts.—
Jim Dobson,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Colonnade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/colonnade. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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