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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
Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 27 Jan. 2026
The plant, announced in May 2025, was slated to open in the first quarter of this year, bringing 170 jobs to Plano’s Legacy West area.
—Sasha Richie, Dallas Morning News, 27 Jan. 2026
John Joseph Chin, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2025
The closest buck was quartering away to my right, running hard.
—Robert Merchant, Outdoor Life, 1 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Apple, Meta, and Microsoft were major drivers of Monday’s market gains, and they are set to disclose their financial results for the previous quarter later this week.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 27 Jan. 2026
The plant, announced in May 2025, was slated to open in the first quarter of this year, bringing 170 jobs to Plano’s Legacy West area.
—Sasha Richie, Dallas Morning News, 27 Jan. 2026
Verb
But there was no coup insofar as the military remained quartered rather than actively joining the protests or issuing a threat to compel the prime minister to resign.
—John Joseph Chin, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2025
The closest buck was quartering away to my right, running hard.
—Robert Merchant, Outdoor Life, 1 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for quarter
Noun
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More than 900 apartment blocks remained without heating Tuesday in several districts of Kyiv, Zelenskyy said.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
28 Jan. 2026
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One of the challenges in living in the historic district of Manayunk during a snowstorm is not only the hills, but the brick streets that residents said make things more slippery.—
Tom Dougherty,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
Noun
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But for your prayers and his mercy.—
Marley Malenfant,
Austin American Statesman,
23 Jan. 2026
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Grant me ruthless access to the psychological image, discomfortable mercy.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Jan. 2026
Noun
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His 1,500 career hits, for example, would be the lowest total by any position player elected to the Hall of Fame by the BBWAA since Ralph Kiner (1,451) in 1975.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
25 Jan. 2026
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But some people with different ideological positions saw different videos, from different angles, and reached totally different conclusions about what happened — partly due to cues from political leaders.—
Brian Stelter,
CNN Money,
25 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Police said the suspect then barricaded himself inside a residence, and officers had surrounded the home.—
Richard Ramos,
CBS News,
28 Jan. 2026
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Set inside a 17th-century former noble residence, the building has been a hotel since 1811—a grand, if slightly dusty, fixture of the Roman hospitality circuit—before having the cobwebs blown off courtesy of a four-year renovation overseen by the French-Mexican architect and designer Hugo Toro.—
Liam Hess,
Vogue,
28 Jan. 2026
Verb
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All those years of speeches are housed in one place, across the street from the Capitol, in the State Library and court building.—
Steve Large,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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When manual driving is selected, the airbag housed within the steering wheel is used instead.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The shooting took place in the heart of the Eat Street restaurant district in Minneapolis’s particularly diverse Whittier neighborhood, where about half the 14,000 residents were people of color as of 2022, according to the city’s demographics data.—
Jared Kaufman,
Twin Cities,
27 Jan. 2026
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Desperate to find a ride in a car durable enough to take on the weather for the 20-minute drive from Belle Vernon to Jefferson Hospital in Jefferson Hills, the soon-to-be father turned to Facebook and a neighborhood crime watch page.—
Erica Mokay,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Cumberland County Sheriff Kevin Joyce told the local station that the 5-year-old boy’s half-brother was the only student on board when the incident happened.—
David Chiu,
PEOPLE,
10 Jan. 2026
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The top features include dedicated beverage areas and pet-feeding stations, NKBA reports.—
Lew Sichelman,
Miami Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The population of people living outside, in their cars or in other places not meant for human habitation rose by 45% from 2024 to 2025.—
Ginny Monk,
Hartford Courant,
27 Jan. 2026
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Russell Cave National Monument Alabama’s cavernous archaeological site contains an exceptionally complete record of human habitation dating back more than 10,000 years, and is entirely closed to the public as a result of the winter storm.—
Owen Clarke,
Outside,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Quarter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quarter. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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