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
The quadrangle between the Temples of Jupiter and Bacchus had been filled with wooden tables and stalls selling wine and sfiha, a Bekaa specialty.
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Youmna Melhem Chamieh, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
But Stiller liked pausing on the precipice of the perverse love triangle—or quadrangle—of Mark torn by two halves of his consciousness toward two women.
—Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 18 Dec. 2024
The design idea was to maintain the essence of the original majestic quadrangle courtyard while injecting new life into it, and where possible the original wooden elements were preserved.
—WWD, 5 Dec. 2024
Protesters occupied a quadrangle on campus for more than a week in April and May, before police moved in and dismantled their camp (USA TODAY was there).
—Will Carless, USA TODAY, 17 Aug. 2024
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Youmna Melhem Chamieh, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
But Stiller liked pausing on the precipice of the perverse love triangle—or quadrangle—of Mark torn by two halves of his consciousness toward two women.
—Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 18 Dec. 2024
The design idea was to maintain the essence of the original majestic quadrangle courtyard while injecting new life into it, and where possible the original wooden elements were preserved.
—WWD, 5 Dec. 2024
Protesters occupied a quadrangle on campus for more than a week in April and May, before police moved in and dismantled their camp (USA TODAY was there).
—Will Carless, USA TODAY, 17 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for quadrangle
Noun
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People will be able to pick up their belongings left at the courtyard where the shooting took place early next week, the school said.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
13 Sep. 2025
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Livestream video of the event showed crowds of people running from the university's courtyard where the 31-year-old was speaking when the shooting occurred.—
Charles Trepany,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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No liquor, no food, just an enormous outdoor patio teeming with Carolina Blue, popular bands, students, alumni and celebrities.—
The Athletic College Football Staff,
New York Times,
11 Sep. 2025
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Besides its many uses in cooking, a lavender plant adds fragrance and color wherever it's planted—along a path, beside a patio, or in a pot on your back deck—thanks to a long blooming season.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Quadrangle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quadrangle. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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