QUARTERED Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

quartered

verb

past tense of quarter

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 The biggest games, the greatest stages, have been quartered off by a velvet rope. — Marcus Thompson Ii, New York Times, 13 June 2026 This side of deeply roasted, tender sweet potatoes comes quartered and seasoned with GK’s take on togarashi. — Kate Kassin, Bon Appetit Magazine, 30 Apr. 2026 Finally, he was drawn and quartered, his remains displayed in the public square. — Literary Hub, 19 Mar. 2026 Once they're quartered, drizzle them with cream and top them with white cake mix and butter. — 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

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Confederate Memorial State Historic Site Confederate Memorial State Historic Site once housed the Confederate Soldiers Home of Missouri, which cared for veterans in need.

— Zuri Primos July 26, Kansas City Star, 26 July 2026
The Simpsons and Family Guy started making exclusive episodes for Disney+ and Hulu, where their libraries are housed, respectively, when the series’ longtime broadcast network Fox a couple of years ago started ordering shorter seasons.

— Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 25 July 2026

Definition of housed

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Up to 16 satellites … Before the award, a feasibility study was conducted to confirm that CubeSats could be safely accommodated as secondary payloads aboard an Ariane 6 flight.

— Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 17 July 2026
In a single event, the ridge accommodated nearly 40 years’ worth of plate motion.

— Sam Macdonald, Scientific American, 8 July 2026

Definition of accommodated

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Parents lodged complaints about coaches, at least one athlete claimed they were being bullied and harassed by a teammate, and rival programs raised concerns about the team’s behavior in competitions.

— Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 23 July 2026
On April 29, the loose body that lurked in the backdrop all along became lodged inside Skubal’s elbow joint in front of the world.

— Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 22 July 2026

Definition of lodged

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With an outdoor grill, full washer and dryer, and ensuite bathrooms for each bedroom, our party of six could have camped out for a full month–and never bothered to see a theme park.

— Jacqui Gifford, Travel + Leisure, 21 July 2026
Tear gas and wooden sticks For more than a month, hundreds of Indian young people had camped at Jantar Mantar, one of the few open spaces in the Indian capital where the government allows mass protests.

— Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 20 July 2026