as in courtyard
an open space wholly or partly enclosed (as by buildings or walls)
since the weather was sunny, the convocation was held outside in the college's quadrangle
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Recent Examples of quadrangle
Her arguable masterpiece follows the vain Leonora Eyre over and around a fraught love quadrangle with a widowed antiques dealer, his nephew, and some other motley souls.
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Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2025
With the arrival of Amaya, an odd quadrangle emerges between her, Austin, Ace, and Chelley.
—Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 11 June 2025
His character became part of a dramatic love quadrangle involving his wife Dr. Lesley Webber, Dr. Monica Quartermaine and Monica’s husband Alan Quartermaine.
—City News Service, Daily News, 11 June 2025
Not private enough to give up federal funding, whether for student tuition fees, quadrangle rhododendrons, wind tunnels, or NMR Spectrometers.
—Amity Shlaes, National Review, 28 Apr. 2025
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Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2025
With the arrival of Amaya, an odd quadrangle emerges between her, Austin, Ace, and Chelley.
—Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 11 June 2025
His character became part of a dramatic love quadrangle involving his wife Dr. Lesley Webber, Dr. Monica Quartermaine and Monica’s husband Alan Quartermaine.
—City News Service, Daily News, 11 June 2025
Not private enough to give up federal funding, whether for student tuition fees, quadrangle rhododendrons, wind tunnels, or NMR Spectrometers.
—Amity Shlaes, National Review, 28 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for quadrangle
Noun
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Along the central courtyard wall, which features a square hearth, study authors found a variety of vessels, storage jars, and clay basins.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Feb. 2026
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Food and drink Breakfast is prepared onsite and served in the courtyard.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The James Beard Foundation’s America’s Classics Award-winning Casa Vega is turning 70 this year and to mark the milestone anniversary the eatery is nearly doubling its footprint thanks to the opening of a new patio named in honor of the famed restaurant’s founder.—
Richard Guzman,
Daily News,
24 Feb. 2026
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Outside are a sports court, patio, and kitchen.—
The Week US,
TheWeek,
24 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Historians have used the phenomenon of enclosure to debate the great changes to human and nonhuman life that occurred with the Industrial Revolution, the scientific revolution, and the second agricultural revolution, all led by the English.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Feb. 2026
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In 2024, several of the goats escaped their enclosure and were rounded up by police.—
Emily Holshouser,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
19 Feb. 2026
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“Quadrangle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quadrangle. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
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