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noun

ˈkwȯ(r)-tər How to pronounce quarter (audio)
Definition of quarternext
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as in district
an area (as of a city) set apart for some purpose or having some special feature lived on the edge of the central business quarter

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as in mercy
kind, gentle, or compassionate treatment especially towards someone who is undeserving of it the coach told the team to show their opponents no quarter during the championship game

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as in position
the place where someone is assigned to stand or remain call the crew to their quarters on deck to await further instruction

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as in residence
quarters plural the place where one lives maintained a level of cleanliness and neatness that was unusual for a bachelor's quarters

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quarter

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verb

as in to house
to provide with living quarters or shelter the militia is being quartered just outside the city

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Recent Examples of quarter
Noun
The company hasn’t recorded a profitable quarter since the summer of 2024, following the completion of an $8 billion merger with rival Cedar Fair that left it drowning in debt. — Matt Egan, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2026 Serve steak and couscous with yogurt sauce and remaining lemon quarter and more lemon wedges for squeezing over. — Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appetit Magazine, 13 Oct. 2026
Verb
This side of deeply roasted, tender sweet potatoes comes quartered and seasoned with GK’s take on togarashi. — Kate Kassin, Bon Appetit Magazine, 30 Apr. 2026 Finally, he was drawn and quartered, his remains displayed in the public square. — Literary Hub, 19 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for quarter
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quarter
  1. district
  2. mercy
  3. position
  4. residence
  5. house
  6. neighborhood
  7. empathy
  8. station
Noun
  • Peltola, who represented Alaska's at-large district from 2022 to 2025, is challenging Sullivan, a two-term incumbent.
    — Matthew Choi The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026
  • And a later district filing to the state acknowledged that more than 500 people who worked for district contractors likely had Social Security numbers and other confidential information exposed.
    — Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of district
Noun
  • Showing mercy to murderers historically has not been popular with voters.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Take-Two would show CL no mercy —why should CL show any to them?
    — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of mercy
Noun
  • Maintaining command-and-control links matters when troops rely on aerial sensors to gather information beyond their immediate positions.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Also, the fact that planets in this arrangement slide along their orbit and swap positions means that their positions in that orbit change, which, in turn, changes the timing of the transits.
    — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of position
Noun
  • At the center of the sprawling property is a 10,500-square-foot residence, accessible via a mile-long drive that winds through forest and across a curved stone bridge.
    — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Each collaborator will contribute to the residence and its month-long calendar of programming.
    — Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of residence
Verb
  • The store houses Smythson’s full selection, and also features a dedicated bespoke stationery salon, the only one outside of London, where customers can book a one-on-one appointment with a stationery specialist.
    — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The gallery’s New York flagship has been located on the Upper East Side since 2014, in a set of historic buildings comprising some 17,500 square feet that formerly housed the National Academy Museum.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of house
Noun
  • Two men were found dead inside a Long Beach home after one of them exchanged shots with police and sparked a standoff with SWAT officers in a residential neighborhood early Saturday morning, police said.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Many houses in the densely populated middle class neighborhood where the sprayers operated were built with low quality materials, left unfinished or damaged.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of neighborhood
Noun
  • Social workers, nurses, therapists, and home health aides provide care that depends not simply on technical skill, but on empathy, dignity, and compassion.
    — Scott Levenson, New York Daily News, 18 Oct. 2026
  • The article also took aim at Macron over his past calls for police to show greater empathy.
    — Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of empathy
Noun
  • There was organic buildup inside an ice chute at the mixology drink station.
    — NWA Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026
  • That device, of course, is a loop station, which allows Sheeran to record guitar parts, percussion and vocals in real time, then layer them together to create the sound of a much larger ensemble.
    — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 18 Oct. 2026
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“Quarter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quarter. Accessed 19 Oct. 2026.

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