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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 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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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
Alona Karpinska,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
The Wings controlled the game through all four quarters and did not trail at any point.
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Cal Phillips,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 June 2026
Sarah Martens,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 Feb. 2026
Trim just the very end of the stem, then halve or quarter them to maximize the surface area for browning.
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Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
21 Feb. 2026
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Noun
Once every quarter, conduct a two-hour red-team workshop with your communications team.
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Alona Karpinska,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
The Wings controlled the game through all four quarters and did not trail at any point.
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Cal Phillips,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 June 2026
Verb
Once they're quartered, drizzle them with cream and top them with white cake mix and butter.
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Sarah Martens,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 Feb. 2026
Trim just the very end of the stem, then halve or quarter them to maximize the surface area for browning.
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Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
21 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for quarter
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That idea is a central part of the DCCC’s campaign to flip the district in the upcoming general election.
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More importantly, Bores, who has a degree in computer science, made a name for himself as an advocate for AI regulation, and millions of dollars poured into the district both for and against him on the issue of regulation.
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Read on for their top picks, including beach-ready flip-flops and dressier styles that won't leave your feet begging for mercy.
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Algeria found itself at the mercy of Lionel Messi who scored a wonderful hat-trick in its first game, although the Argentine forward was somewhat assisted by some terrible defending that will need to get better.
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And that put him in position to score easily on Tommy Edman’s double to the center-field warning track for the first run of the game.
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Polling tells him that his moderate positions on important policies are popular.
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The woman called police as Houston left the residence.
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The players are on their water break as Canada finally takes up residence in the attacking third.
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The April 2025 incident at Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall in Downey sent three teenagers to a hospital, months after a California oversight body ruled the facility was not a safe place for youths to be housed.
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The Loews Kansas City houses 1587 Prime, the steakhouse co-owned by football celebs Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce.
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An 18-year-old was killed in a late-night shooting along Wilner Drive in Pittsburgh's East Hills neighborhood.
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The case began with 44-year-old Eugene Horsch — the man behind the wheel of the black BMW — whose home in the city’s Olney neighborhood has been a focus of the investigation so far.
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It's called cognitive empathy, not to be confused with emotional empathy.
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In a field where founders are taught to move fast and break things, Gen Z is taking a new approach, engineering with empathy.
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Lawyers in the gas station lawsuit assert that technology is enabling antitrust violations.
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Transportation planners spent months warning that downtown streets, MARTA stations and major highways could experience significant disruptions on match days.
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“Quarter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quarter. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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