as in courtyards
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 quads
The major muscles worked in this exercise are the quads, glutes, hamstrings, hip flexors (muscles at the front of the hip), and calves.
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Jakob Roze, Health, 31 Oct. 2025
TechCrunch reports that Also already has a deal in place to supply one of the quads, which features a large cargo compartment, to Amazon.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 23 Oct. 2025
The bigger form quads will ship by the end of next year.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2025
Marshall Street is the neighborhood’s heartbeat, lined with cafés, collegiate shops, and game-day hangouts, while just steps away, the SU campus has leafy quads, Gothic-style architecture, and cultural institutions like the Syracuse University Art Museum and the JMA Wireless Dome.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 19 Oct. 2025
With its long rear bed built to carry quads and motorcycles, the UH18 teardrop doesn't have the typical tailgate galley.
—New Atlas, 19 Oct. 2025
Protests echo through quads while actual debate grows more brittle.
—Nicholas Dirks, Time, 16 Oct. 2025
In contrast, a day of standing may mean stretching your back, quads, and calves.
—Calin Van Paris, Outside, 14 Oct. 2025
His neck was huge, his chest, his quads.
—Michael Nied, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
Jakob Roze, Health, 31 Oct. 2025
TechCrunch reports that Also already has a deal in place to supply one of the quads, which features a large cargo compartment, to Amazon.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 23 Oct. 2025
The bigger form quads will ship by the end of next year.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2025
Marshall Street is the neighborhood’s heartbeat, lined with cafés, collegiate shops, and game-day hangouts, while just steps away, the SU campus has leafy quads, Gothic-style architecture, and cultural institutions like the Syracuse University Art Museum and the JMA Wireless Dome.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 19 Oct. 2025
With its long rear bed built to carry quads and motorcycles, the UH18 teardrop doesn't have the typical tailgate galley.
—New Atlas, 19 Oct. 2025
Protests echo through quads while actual debate grows more brittle.
—Nicholas Dirks, Time, 16 Oct. 2025
In contrast, a day of standing may mean stretching your back, quads, and calves.
—Calin Van Paris, Outside, 14 Oct. 2025
His neck was huge, his chest, his quads.
—Michael Nied, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quads
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Beijing — When Ho Puay-peng first visited Beijing’s Forbidden City in the late 1980s, the Singaporean architect saw many of the historic courtyards used for storage, filled with garbage, and occupied by danwei (government offices).—
Fred He,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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Expansive lawns, multiple patios, and intimate courtyards throughout the property create spaces for gatherings of any size, while the careful integration of architecture and landscape—bridges, circular entryways, waterfalls, and streams—ensures a sense of discovery at every turn.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
6 Nov. 2025
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There, visitors come across soaring mosaics made from tiny golden tiles, murals of horses and sandy indoor quadrangles with palm trees sprouting up under vaulted ceilings.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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One of those enclosures belonged to the new troop from Morgan Island.—
Ava Kofman,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 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
Noun
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Expansive lawns, multiple patios, and intimate courtyards throughout the property create spaces for gatherings of any size, while the careful integration of architecture and landscape—bridges, circular entryways, waterfalls, and streams—ensures a sense of discovery at every turn.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
6 Nov. 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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Mills finished 27-of-45 for 292 yards with two touchdowns and one interception.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
10 Nov. 2025
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Kansas totaled 369 yards of total offense, but the Jayhawks still punted the ball five times.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
9 Nov. 2025
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“Quads.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quads. Accessed 17 Nov. 2025.
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