quarters 1 of 2

noun

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

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quarters

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of quarter
as in houses
to provide with living quarters or shelter the militia is being quartered just outside the city

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Recent Examples of quarters
Noun
Google just posted two quarters of negative free cash flow for the first time on record as AI spending accelerates while revenue isn’t growing as fast as expected. — Lucy Bayly, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2026 Head coach Gunther Cunningham watched Elvis Grbac throw a pair of touchdown passes as the Chiefs scored all their points in the first three quarters. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 30 Oct. 2026 New contract signings weakened for several quarters as some larger platform deals took longer to close. — Isabella Gao, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2026 The pain is expected to be acute at least for the next two quarters. — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 30 Oct. 2026 Although Adidas has been breaking sales records for several quarters, Gulden is well-known for his conservative approach to guidance. — Cathrin Schaer, Footwear News, 29 Oct. 2026 In the Week 6 loss to the Patriots, Wilson drew just two targets through the first three quarters. — Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 29 Oct. 2026 The lower deck also features an owner’s suite with private access to the aft deck and can also be outfitted with two or three guest cabins, plus the crew quarters. — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 29 Oct. 2026 Charlotte was down by 35 points after three quarters, and the entire fourth quarter amounted to garbage time. — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 24 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quarters
  1. residence
  2. houses
  3. roof
  4. rooms
  5. house
  6. accommodates
  7. lodging
  8. camps
Noun
  • The backstory This property has quite the history—originally built in 1868, its roots date back to the Gilded Age era when affluent families summered here (and big names like the Vanderbilts and the Astors took up residence nearby).
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Before the family landed in Florida, Lula, who turned 81 on Tuesday, spoke to dozens of supporters outside the presidential residence in Brasilia.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of residence
Verb
  • Don’t miss the 153-year-old Point Arena Lighthouse, where a climb up the 115-foot tower yields birds-eye views and the Signal Museum houses the original Fresnel lens.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Oct. 2026
  • The historic building that houses the restaurant used to be an orphanage for young girls, and the dining space was once a classroom.
    — Jessica Jungbauer, Vogue, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of houses
Noun
  • To turn rigid solar tech into bendable panels that can roll over backpacks or car roofs, researchers had to fix a major manufacturing flaw in flexible perovskite solar cells.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Each left and right trio of legs is connected by a beam running front to back, while the left legs connect with their right counterparts via transverse crossbeams, creating a big rectangular roof frame.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of roof
Verb
  • The Terrace rooms on the ground floor have a private terrace, as the name suggests, but no plunge pool.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Davis rooms with his childhood friends Kel (Nicholas Duvernay), who quits medical school in the premiere to pursue his dream of acting, and Josh (Jack Martin), a journalist whose idealism and sense of ethics do not extend to using his media CEO dad to land a gig as a PA on a news show.
    — Alison Herman, Variety, 2 June 2026
Definition of rooms
Noun
  • The country's upper house of parliament voted last month to require UBS to hold 90% of Common Equity Tier 1 (CET1) capital, or about $16 billion in extra shares, as collateral to support its foreign subsidiaries.
    — Hugh Leask, CNBC, 28 Oct. 2026
  • The stranger’s dress had been stored in the family’s house for more than a decade.
    — Allison Kiehl, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of house
Verb
  • The site accommodates about 8 spots to vote and was quite busy on this sunny morning.
    — Yarden Segev, NBC news, 27 Oct. 2026
  • The property includes eight major league-sized baseball fields and three multiuse turf fields, while the 170,000-square-foot Champions Center accommodates 12 basketball courts or 24 volleyball courts.
    — Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of accommodates
Noun
  • Ranchers were no longer crossing into New Mexico and spending money on supplies, lodging and food, and farmers had no customers for their alfalfa and grain.
    — Susan Montoya Bryan, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026
  • For that program, the Walker Youngbird Foundation gave $50,000 to cover production costs, travel, and lodging, and a $10,000 artist stipend.
    — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of lodging
Verb
  • Concertgoers are surely used to the fan archetype who camps outside the venue for hours to secure a spot along the barricade, but the lines outside Nationals Park on Wednesday didn’t hold the promise of a better view.
    — Kendall Staton, Washington Post, 25 July 2026
  • That sounds like a figure of speech because nobody camps out overnight for tickets anymore.
    — Phil Hay, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2026
Definition of camps

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“Quarters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quarters. Accessed 1 Nov. 2026.

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