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
His neck was huge, his chest, his quads.
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Michael Nied, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
When that happens, the quads start tugging on your patellar tendon, a band of tissue that joins the kneecap with the shin bone, causing pain there, Ginader explains.
—Jenny McCoy, Outside, 28 Sep. 2025
Tackle-over, unbalanced, quads right.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2025
Squat The squat is an essential movement that targets the quads, glutes and core, according to Suazo.
—Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Born three months premature, the quads spent about 10 weeks in the hospital in Boston before three of them were allowed to go home.
—Jeff Truesdell, People.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Best of all, the quads take the guesswork out of picking shades that work together in a single eye look.
—Karina Hoshikawa, Refinery29, 19 Aug. 2025
Many quads first started out as Christmas beers.
—Em Sauter, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
The quads come in finishes ranging from sheer sparkle to matte.
—Jenny Berg, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2024
Michael Nied, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
When that happens, the quads start tugging on your patellar tendon, a band of tissue that joins the kneecap with the shin bone, causing pain there, Ginader explains.
—Jenny McCoy, Outside, 28 Sep. 2025
Tackle-over, unbalanced, quads right.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2025
Squat The squat is an essential movement that targets the quads, glutes and core, according to Suazo.
—Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Born three months premature, the quads spent about 10 weeks in the hospital in Boston before three of them were allowed to go home.
—Jeff Truesdell, People.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Best of all, the quads take the guesswork out of picking shades that work together in a single eye look.
—Karina Hoshikawa, Refinery29, 19 Aug. 2025
Many quads first started out as Christmas beers.
—Em Sauter, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
The quads come in finishes ranging from sheer sparkle to matte.
—Jenny Berg, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quads
Noun
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Guests can enjoy amenities such as a heated pool, hot tub, sauna, rotating art exhibitions, and landscaped courtyards with firepits and hammocks.—
Taryn White,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Oct. 2025
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His new book paints a varied portrait through courtyards, alleyways and community buildings, whether clan associations or methodist churches, that have offered refuge and camaraderie to generations of Asian diasporas.—
Oscar Holland,
CNN Money,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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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
Noun
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The suit stated that a fire marshall made an unannounced inspection on July 9 and with the fire department issuing an order the following day for The Trap to stop using its patios.—
Graham Womack,
Sacbee.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Glen Manor Vineyards and Chester Gap Cellars both offer open-air tasting patios that showcase breathtaking views of the Shenandoah Valley.—
Erin Gifford,
Southern Living,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Quads.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quads. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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