Thesaurus results for QUAD

quad

noun

ˈkwäd

as in courtyard

an open space wholly or partly enclosed (as by buildings or walls) the quad was the college's time-honored site for protests and celebrations

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Recent Examples of quad In a stunning upset, Mikhail Shaidorov of Kazakhstan landed five quads in a clean free skate to win the gold. —

Alice Fang, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2026 Toward the end, people grab partners and race around the ballroom in a gallop through a tunnel of arms, an exhilarating experience—especially in heels—that leaves the heart pumping and the quads sore for days. —

Valeriya Safronova, Vanity Fair, 19 Feb. 2026 Skiing and Snowboarding Info Sun Valley is deceptively large, with more than 2,500 acres of diverse terrain spread across two mountains (Bald and Dollar), and roughly 120 runs served by about 17 lifts, including a gondola, high-speed quads, and six-packs. —

Denny Lee, Travel + Leisure, 16 Feb. 2026 But during his program, after landing his quad flip, Malinin bailed out of his famed quad axel, settling instead for a single axel. —

Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for quad

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Each housing site will connect to an outside courtyard with a garden and big communal rooms with group activities, Coates said.

— Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2026
The Drawing Room extends into a calm outdoor courtyard fenced off by French doors and covered by a canopy of latticed vines.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Mar. 2026