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
Protests echo through quads while actual debate grows more brittle.
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Nicholas Dirks, Time, 16 Oct. 2025
The spring free-agent addition has not yet played for the Broncos due to a spring quad injury and a couple of subsequent setbacks.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 16 Oct. 2025
In contrast, a day of standing may mean stretching your back, quads, and calves.
—Calin Van Paris, Outside, 14 Oct. 2025
Daniels will be without one of his best receiving weapons in this Week 6 matchup, as wide receiver Terry McLaurin was ruled out with a nagging quad injury earlier this week.
—Matt Audilet, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
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Nicholas Dirks, Time, 16 Oct. 2025
The spring free-agent addition has not yet played for the Broncos due to a spring quad injury and a couple of subsequent setbacks.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 16 Oct. 2025
In contrast, a day of standing may mean stretching your back, quads, and calves.
—Calin Van Paris, Outside, 14 Oct. 2025
Daniels will be without one of his best receiving weapons in this Week 6 matchup, as wide receiver Terry McLaurin was ruled out with a nagging quad injury earlier this week.
—Matt Audilet, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for quad
Noun
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But when the pope arrived in the courtyard, the whole atmosphere completely changed.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
31 Oct. 2025
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Prine’s legacy at Stella’s is remembered with a colorful mural painted on a large fence at the back of the restaurant’s courtyard.—
Ken Perrotte,
USA Today,
31 Oct. 2025
Noun
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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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The royals and their guests observed rows of guards in bearskins on the quadrangle, and the U.K. and U.S. national anthems played.—
Stephanie Petit,
PEOPLE,
17 Sep. 2025
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Conway Morris points to intelligence in other animals — such as crows using tools, dolphins solving problems, and octopuses escaping enclosures — as evidence that cognition has emerged multiple times in different ways.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
29 Oct. 2025
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But when a mother (Olivia Horton) throws her toddler into a moat surrounding an enclosure full of prowling lions at the zoo, puzzle pieces come together like a satanic symbol.—
Michael Lee Simpson,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Oct. 2025
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The workers’ cottages have been made into nine spacious suites with soaring ceilings lined with bamboo, terracotta floors, marble bathrooms, and outdoor patios with al fresco showers.—
Chadner Navarro,
Vogue,
30 Oct. 2025
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At Zilker Brewing, the expansive patio scene is lively with cornhole.—
Kathryn Streeter,
USA Today,
30 Oct. 2025
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Isiah Pacheco, who missed Kansas City's Week 9 loss to the Buffalo Bills with an MCL sprain, leads the team with just 329 rushing yards.—
Matt Audilet,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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Jaxon Smith-Njigba leads the NFL in receiving yards.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Quad.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quad. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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