quartering

verb

Definition of quarteringnext
present participle of quarter
as in housing
to provide with living quarters or shelter the militia is being quartered just outside the city

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Recent Examples of quartering Which amendment prohibits quartering of troops in homes during peacetime? — Arthur Jones Ii, ABC News, 2 July 2026 Meanwhile, break the cauliflower into small florets, halving or quartering the larger ones, and rinse well. — Carole Kotkin, Miami Herald, 16 June 2026 Dark Renaissance will teach you a great deal about Marlowe’s brilliance and the Elizabethan era—its theater, the aristocracy, the spy craft, and the finer points of drawing and quartering religious dissidents. — Isaac Butler, The Atlantic, 3 Nov. 2025 The closest buck was quartering away to my right, running hard. — Robert Merchant, Outdoor Life, 1 Oct. 2025 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
  1. housing
  2. accommodating
  3. sheltering
  4. lodging
  5. boarding
  6. camping
Verb
  • During a press event on the Paramount lot Tuesday, hours after the merger had closed, Skydance CEO David Ellison revealed that the two lots, each historically and currently housing both film and TV, would be organized differently.
    — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Amid speculation that Drexel plans to sell the 150-year-old building housing the Academy, Philadelphia's city council proposed altering local zoning overlays in order to make selling the building or converting it to other uses more difficult.
    — Andrew Stelzer, NPR, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of housing
Verb
  • McGarrell loves to see her son have an accepting, accommodating place.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 28 Sep. 2026
  • The successor stadium is significantly larger—by over a half-a-million square feet—than what existed before while accommodating only 35,000 fans, a 26% reduction from the old stadium and, by far, the smallest capacity in the Big Ten.
    — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of accommodating
Verb
  • Pakistan has long accused Afghanistan's Taliban government of sheltering militants responsible for cross-border attacks.
    — MUNIR AHMED, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Critics are quick to argue that this is just another example of lowering expectations and sheltering students from potential failure.
    — Matt Williams, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of sheltering
Verb
  • That officer then shot into Perez's vehicle, lodging a bullet in his back, officials say.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026
  • That officer then shot into Perez’s vehicle, lodging a bullet in his back, officials say.
    — Ryan J. Foley, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of lodging
Verb
  • Video first obtained by ABC News shows Coast Guard agents equipped in tactical gear boarding the ship, guns drawn, while a separate Coast Guard boat goes alongside of it.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026
  • After that, visitors file out and gain even more virtual altitude, boarding a dirigible that skims an ancient version of the skyline.
    — Justin Davidson, Curbed, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of boarding
Verb
  • The eviction of 87-year-old María del Carmen Abascal from her longtime Madrid apartment has ignited protests, with demonstrators camping overnight in Puerta del Sol and demanding stronger tenant protections.
    — Alicia León, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026
  • Starting first thing Sunday morning, the Fight Club actor’s fans had been camping out by the entrance to the María Cristina Hotel, where the movie stars attending the San Sebastián Film Festival are staying since the showcase kicked off on Friday.
    — Amaia Odriozola, Vanity Fair, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of camping

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“Quartering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quartering. Accessed 8 Oct. 2026.

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