Thesaurus results for QUADS

quads

noun

plural of quad

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 Press down into your feet, fire your glutes, activate the quads, and return to a standing position with straight legs. —

Saralyn Ward, Health, 15 May 2026 Classrooms, dorm doors, quads, bulletin boards, sidewalks, ceremonies — these are all places where speech once flourished. —

Aileen Favilla, New York Daily News, 4 May 2026 Onianwa is a massive human, with long arms, thickness in his quads and a tall, broad frame. —

Josh Kendall, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026 The county's golf courses are also seeing damage from people riding dirtbikes, e-bikes and quads over the greens. —

James Taylor, CBS News, 31 Mar. 2026 Engage your core so that your back is straight, and squeeze your glutes and quads, too. —

Jenny McCoy, Outside, 23 Mar. 2026 Focus on the Body’s Largest Muscle Groups Work on your glutes, hamstrings, quads, lats, traps, and chest. —

Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 4 Mar. 2026 Malinin gave himself the nickname due to his unprecedented ability to land jumps with four rotations, known as quads. —

Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 26 Feb. 2026 Toward the end, people grab partners and race around the ballroom in a gallop through a tunnel of arms, an exhilarating experience—especially in heels—that leaves the heart pumping and the quads sore for days. —

Valeriya Safronova, Vanity Fair, 19 Feb. 2026

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The new structure will include galleries across multiple floors, outdoor courtyards and flexible live programming spaces for performances, concerts and educational events, museum officials said.

— City News Service, Daily News, 14 May 2026
Paired with cascading faux Pothos plants, this handmade-looking planter adds a bright pop of green to backyard patios, courtyards, and room corners that don’t get enough sunlight for real plants to thrive.

— Kate Donovan, Southern Living, 13 May 2026