as in housed
to provide with living quarters or shelter
the militia is being quartered just outside the city
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Recent Examples of quartered
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
Close-quartered and stylish, the movie begins at a Gothic New England mansion where the wealthy patriarch Harlan Thrombey has been found with his throat slit.
—Anna Russell, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2025
In the old days beggars were drawn and quartered in that square.
—George Packer, The Atlantic, 6 Nov. 2025
Sprinkle quartered cookies over sherbet mixture, pressing gently into the mixture.
—Ann Taylor Pittman, Southern Living, 30 Oct. 2025
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
Large game like moose must be quartered before it can be handled.
—Maurice H. Decker, Outdoor Life, 17 Sep. 2025
This military incursion sparked the American Revolution and led to the Constitution's Third Amendment, forbidding troops from being quartered in homes during peacetime.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Feb. 2026
Close-quartered and stylish, the movie begins at a Gothic New England mansion where the wealthy patriarch Harlan Thrombey has been found with his throat slit.
—Anna Russell, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2025
In the old days beggars were drawn and quartered in that square.
—George Packer, The Atlantic, 6 Nov. 2025
Sprinkle quartered cookies over sherbet mixture, pressing gently into the mixture.
—Ann Taylor Pittman, Southern Living, 30 Oct. 2025
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
Large game like moose must be quartered before it can be handled.
—Maurice H. Decker, Outdoor Life, 17 Sep. 2025
This military incursion sparked the American Revolution and led to the Constitution's Third Amendment, forbidding troops from being quartered in homes during peacetime.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quartered
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His killing at the sprawling complex that housed his offices and residence in Tehran has created a vacuum in a system designed above all to prevent exactly that kind of instability.—
Imtiaz Tyab,
CBS News,
5 Mar. 2026
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Producer Nastasya Popov’s directorial debut, Idiotka, stars Anna Baryshnikov as Margarita, an aspiring fashion designer who goes on a Project Runway-style reality show called Slay, Serve, Survive in order to keep her Russian Jewish family housed in their West Hollywood apartment.—
Emma Specter,
Vogue,
5 Mar. 2026
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Along the way, Fortinet bought some land that eventually accommodated its ultra-modern headquarters, which the tech company opened in 2021.—
George Avalos,
Mercury News,
4 Mar. 2026
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Without question, gender stereotypes deserve to be challenged, not accommodated.—
Johnny C. Taylor Jr,
USA Today,
24 Feb. 2026
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Instead, adventurous beachgoers can check out the remains of hundreds of shipwrecks, lodged in the desolate sand.—
Melanie van Zyl,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Mar. 2026
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The investigation's findings also come on the heels of a similar complaint lodged by a female employee in the Wilkinsburg School District, where Maluchnik had served as an interim superintendent.—
Mike Darnay,
CBS News,
5 Mar. 2026
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The tribe's protest drew thousands of supporters, who camped in the area for months while trying to block construction.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
27 Feb. 2026
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The tribe's protest drew thousands of supporters, who camped in the area for months while trying to block construction.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
26 Feb. 2026
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“Quartered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quartered. Accessed 6 Mar. 2026.
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