quartering

present participle of quarter

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of quartering 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quartering
Verb
  • There was no information immediately available about the condition of the building housing the dentist’s office .
    Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 25 Sep. 2025
  • That difference shifts housing from 27 percent of a retiree’s budget in surplus states to 32 percent in shortfall states.
    Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Kobach has petitioned top Republican lawmakers to convene a special session with the goal of blocking the Kansas Department of Revenue from resuming its practice of accommodating gender marker change requests, according to a letter sent to GOP lawmakers and obtained by The Star.
    Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2025
  • By accommodating Wirtz, Slot has changed the midfield dynamic that won Liverpool the Premier League title.
    James Pearce, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Turkey has been accused of sheltering Hamas members in the country.
    Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Israel has for years claimed that Hamas fighters are sheltering in hospitals and other civilian places to avoid Israeli attacks.
    Christina Macfarlane, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Amanda Worman, a former employee of the farm who had contacted PETA about her concerns, which led to PETA lodging a complaint with the Idaho Department of Agriculture, told the Statesman that she was disappointed PETA had dismissed the lawsuit.
    Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 23 Sep. 2025
  • There are also two lodging options, the full-service Loews Ventana Canyon resort with nearly 400 rooms and suites, and the Ventana Canyon Club & Lodge, more residential, with lodging in 50 spacious suites.
    Larry Olmsted, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The expansion plans come as Delta has also partnered with private aviation company Wheels Up to allow passengers who are flying Delta One into several European cities the option of boarding a private flight to reach their final destination after their commercial flight.
    Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Portland sent a notice to the building’s private owners last week, saying ICE has committed code violations by boarding up windows and keeping some detainees in the holding facility for longer than 12 hours.
    Andy Rose, CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • When camping in an open environment, select a campsite in a valley, ravine, or low region.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 28 Sep. 2025
  • When camping in an open environment, select a campsite in a valley, ravine, or low region.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 26 Sep. 2025

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“Quartering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quartering. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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