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
Not private enough to give up federal funding, whether for student tuition fees, quadrangle rhododendrons, wind tunnels, or NMR Spectrometers.
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Amity Shlaes, National Review, 28 Apr. 2025
The quadrangle between the Temples of Jupiter and Bacchus had been filled with wooden tables and stalls selling wine and sfiha, a Bekaa specialty.
—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
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Amity Shlaes, National Review, 28 Apr. 2025
The quadrangle between the Temples of Jupiter and Bacchus had been filled with wooden tables and stalls selling wine and sfiha, a Bekaa specialty.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for quadrangle
Noun
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Uzbek artist Feruza Kholkhujaeva filled courtyards with potted plants that will slowly die, a portrait of grief.—
Dada Jovanovic,
ABC News,
28 Sep. 2025
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Tyler Robinson, 22, is accused of assassinating the 31-year-old Kirk by shooting him in the neck from a rooftop as the victim was speaking in front of thousands of people in the campus courtyard.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
28 Sep. 2025
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The primary suite on one side of the house includes a walk-in closet with an island dresser, a private office that opens to a patio, a spa-like bathroom with two separate vanity areas, a freestanding tub and a zero-entry shower.—
Brendel Clark,
Freep.com,
25 Sep. 2025
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This property 17 miles north of the park entrance has 35 cabins plus a lodge with a restaurant, gathering room, fireplace and stone patio with a fire pit.—
Michael Salerno,
AZCentral.com,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Quadrangle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quadrangle. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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