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
TechCrunch reports that Also already has a deal in place to supply one of the quads, which features a large cargo compartment, to Amazon.
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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
Tackle-over, unbalanced, quads right.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2025
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
Tackle-over, unbalanced, quads right.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quads
Noun
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The rectangular homes often contained courtyards or fronting gardens; window boxes hung below wood-frame windows.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
25 Oct. 2025
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There are also adjustable shutters fitted on skylights through which suspended glass courtyards and gardens can be seen.—
Lily Templeton,
Footwear News,
20 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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Everything from false walls and room dividers, bathroom shower enclosures, staircases and entrances, and even outdoors in patios and poolscapes.—
Lauren Bengtson,
Better Homes & Gardens,
24 Oct. 2025
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Leaves near decks, patios, walkways, or gutters should be removed to prevent staining and blockages.—
Diana Leyva,
Nashville Tennessean,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Quads.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quads. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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