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
Marshall Street is the neighborhood’s heartbeat, lined with cafés, collegiate shops, and game-day hangouts, while just steps away, the SU campus has leafy quads, Gothic-style architecture, and cultural institutions like the Syracuse University Art Museum and the JMA Wireless Dome.
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Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 19 Oct. 2025
With its long rear bed built to carry quads and motorcycles, the UH18 teardrop doesn't have the typical tailgate galley.
—New Atlas, 19 Oct. 2025
While Rising waits to be served a burger and fries on a disposable plate, Brady Smigiel walks toward the quad.
—Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Protests echo through quads while actual debate grows more brittle.
—Nicholas Dirks, Time, 16 Oct. 2025
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Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 19 Oct. 2025
With its long rear bed built to carry quads and motorcycles, the UH18 teardrop doesn't have the typical tailgate galley.
—New Atlas, 19 Oct. 2025
While Rising waits to be served a burger and fries on a disposable plate, Brady Smigiel walks toward the quad.
—Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Protests echo through quads while actual debate grows more brittle.
—Nicholas Dirks, Time, 16 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for quad
Noun
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With its intricate tiles, massive dome, and sweeping view of the city from its courtyard, Suleymaniye is a gem among Istanbul's imperial mosques.—
Katie Nadworny,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Nov. 2025
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Qianlong took a page from the design of private gardens in southern China to make the layout more compact, and divided the site into four connected courtyards, two of which are currently open to the public, from south to north.—
Fred He,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The uninviting labyrinth sprawlsthe east/west quadrangle from Girard to Fay.—
Leslie Simon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Nov. 2025
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At the castle's quadrangle, a formal honor guard was presented and inspected by Trump and the king.—
Amanda Castro
Hannah Parry
Shane Croucher
Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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Last November, 43 Rhesus macaques escaped from a South Carolina compound that breeds them for medical research after an enclosure wasn’t fully locked.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
4 Nov. 2025
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One of those enclosures belonged to the new troop from Morgan Island.—
Ava Kofman,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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Expansive lawns, multiple patios, and intimate courtyards throughout the property create spaces for gatherings of any size, while the careful integration of architecture and landscape—bridges, circular entryways, waterfalls, and streams—ensures a sense of discovery at every turn.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
6 Nov. 2025
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A day later, 38-year-old Iris Ross was discovered lying outside on the front patio of her ex's Phoenix apartment after being shot.—
Becca Longmire,
PEOPLE,
6 Nov. 2025
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Be careful when handling debris that may have blown into your yard.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
12 Nov. 2025
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Green Bay turned the ball over twice and lost on a 49-yard field goal at the final gun in a 16-13 defeat at the hands of the visiting Carolina Panthers last week.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Nov. 2025
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“Quad.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quad. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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