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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
Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 9 Oct. 2025
At American Eagle Outfitters, inventory jumped nearly 10 percent to $593 million in its second quarter, which also closed at the start of August.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 9 Oct. 2025
Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2025
The temperatures were expected to reach a high of 79 degrees, a departure for the typically overcast city, as Russia's Mirra Andreeva and Switzerland's Belinda Bencic faced off for the women's singles championships quarter finals.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 10 July 2025
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Noun
That lead extended to 17 in the fourth quarter before the Mercury roared back in the final nine minutes.
—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 9 Oct. 2025
At American Eagle Outfitters, inventory jumped nearly 10 percent to $593 million in its second quarter, which also closed at the start of August.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 9 Oct. 2025
Verb
LeMessurier also realized his engineers had miscalculated how much stress would be offset by the building’s weight during quartering winds.
—Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2025
The temperatures were expected to reach a high of 79 degrees, a departure for the typically overcast city, as Russia's Mirra Andreeva and Switzerland's Belinda Bencic faced off for the women's singles championships quarter finals.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 10 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for quarter
Noun
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There is also a cry for reform and that includes adding commission districts and holding elections in even years.—
Miami Herald Staff,
Miami Herald,
8 Oct. 2025
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The districts argued that complying would mean defying Virginia law and a 2020 federal appeals court ruling.—
Megan O’Matz,
ProPublica,
8 Oct. 2025
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The adolescent protagonist soon finds himself at the mercy of his imperious uncle, who puts his nephew out on the street for missing a midnight curfew, of which poor Karl was quite unaware.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Oct. 2025
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Combs begs for mercy Combs addressed the court before Judge Subramanian imposed his sentence, pleading for a second chance.—
Nicki Brown,
CNN Money,
4 Oct. 2025
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Undoubtedly, there are players with potential and talent at Tuchel’s disposal, but very little valuable experience in a position that requires more maturity and discipline.—
Rob Tanner,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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The company is establishing the Accessibility Council and creating new roles, including outreach positions that will collaborate with communities who advocate for disability inclusion.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
23 Sep. 2025
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Bull is university organist and organ professor at UCLA as well as organist-in-residence at First Congregational Church of Los Angeles, which houses one of the largest pipe organs in the world.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Oct. 2025
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The State Department has announced new rules requiring immigrant visa applicants to attend interviews in their country of residence from November 1, with limited exceptions.—
Alia Shoaib,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
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The Tang Wing, a collaboration with the architecture firm Beyer Blinder Belle, will also house rotating special exhibitions, requiring blank canvases of sorts.—
Jacqui Palumbo,
CNN Money,
8 Oct. 2025
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The team performed the measurements using the JYFLTRAP double-Penning trap, which is a world-class instrument housed in the university’s accelerator laboratory.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Too many working families are being priced out of their own neighborhoods.—
Miami Herald Staff,
Miami Herald,
8 Oct. 2025
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The fire tore through affluent coastal neighborhoods, leveling mansions with sweeping ocean views and reducing schools, businesses and churches to ash.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Oct. 2025
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Pérez said medical workers who visited the station learned about her daughter’s condition and connected the family to a hospital charity care program.—
Melissa Sanchez,
ProPublica,
10 Oct. 2025
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The engineers at this station invite me to push a robot to the floor.—
Billy Perrigo,
Time,
9 Oct. 2025
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But there are significant differences between their ideas of cosmic habitation.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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Lee would sometimes visit Anderson at the Highland Chateau health and rehabilitation center in Highland Park, where she had been relocated with some objection after her Surrey Avenue property was deemed unfit for human habitation.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Quarter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quarter. Accessed 13 Oct. 2025.
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