quartered

Definition of quarterednext
past tense of quarter

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of quartered 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 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
Verb
  • Quarterly commentary The changing fortunes of the refrigeration business — housed within its Climate & Sustainability Technologies segment — are indicative of what makes the Dover story easier to get behind now.
    Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 23 Apr. 2026
  • This version of the global format housed the contestants together.
    Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 23 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Orban has consistently accommodated Russia and clashed with the European Union (EU).
    Arthur I. Cyr, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
  • The ​deportees will be accommodated in single rooms, ​with two meals a day provided.
    Clement Bonnerot, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Late Saturday, rescue crews were trying to determine whether the ValuJet aircraft disintegrated on impact or partially lodged itself in the soft, marshy terrain of the Everglades.
    Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 21 Apr. 2026
  • In January 2025, Scott lodged a complaint about the couple with the Rhode Island Department of Health accusing them of Munchausen syndrome by proxy (now formally known as factitious disorder imposed on another) against both Sherry and Laila.
    Juliet Pennington, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • In an untitled work from 1995, a cluster of sturdy wagons sits at the edge of a frozen lake, a site where her family of peripatetic horse traders often camped.
    Ben Davis, The New York Review of Books, 25 Apr. 2026
  • The camping out in line, arriving hours early, is reminiscent of the old days when people camped out to buy concert tickets.
    Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 17 Apr. 2026

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“Quartered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quartered. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.

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