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
The Huskies hold wins over nine quad 1 teams, including five currently ranked in the AP Top 25, but UCLA comes into the tournament with an 19-1 record in quad 1.
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Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 14 Mar. 2026
Teams are then grouped by quad – Quad 1 teams are the best in the country, on down.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 12 Mar. 2026
He was listed as questionable for the contest before testing the quad in warmups and then being downgraded to out less than hour prior to tipoff.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 11 Mar. 2026
Focus on the Body’s Largest Muscle Groups Work on your glutes, hamstrings, quads, lats, traps, and chest.
—Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 4 Mar. 2026
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Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 14 Mar. 2026
Teams are then grouped by quad – Quad 1 teams are the best in the country, on down.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 12 Mar. 2026
He was listed as questionable for the contest before testing the quad in warmups and then being downgraded to out less than hour prior to tipoff.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 11 Mar. 2026
Focus on the Body’s Largest Muscle Groups Work on your glutes, hamstrings, quads, lats, traps, and chest.
—Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 4 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for quad
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quad
Noun
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At the palace, members of the royal family stood in the courtyard to greet Leo, the women dressed in black and with lace head coverings.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
29 Mar. 2026
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At the palace, members of the royal family stood in the courtyard waiting for Leo, the women dressed in black and with lace head coverings.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
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
Noun
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And Jeep also ditched the rear seats for a Diabolical Slipstream security enclosure with locking drawers and MOLLE panels.—
Caleb Jacobs,
The Drive,
26 Mar. 2026
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These cards use more power than earlier Arc Pros and are likely to get too hot to run fanless without some performance penalty, but this card's thermal design allows air to pass straight through its enclosure and out the back of the case.—
Michael Justin Allen Sexton,
PC Magazine,
25 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Although Brixx operates a mix of corporate and franchised locations, its takeover of that space would make the lakefront livelier by putting patrons on the patio at night.—
Théoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
24 Mar. 2026
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Rita Marie Jackson was found dead from gunshot wounds on the patio of her northeast Arlington apartment.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 Mar. 2026
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Gonzales is certainly a name to watch in Charlotte’s quarterback battle, throwing for 6,682 yards, 51 touchdowns, and 22 interceptions spanning three years at Western Carolina.—
Hunter Bailey,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Mar. 2026
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Eckert instructed the dads and sons to run a few hundred yards with kettlebells, sledgehammers, and sandbags, then to smash open the sandbags.—
Charles Bethea,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Quad.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quad. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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