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as in district
an area (as of a city) set apart for some purpose or having some special feature
lived on the edge of the central business quarter
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as in mercy
kind, gentle, or compassionate treatment especially towards someone who is undeserving of it
the coach told the team to show their opponents no quarter during the championship game
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as in residence
quarters plural
the place where one lives
maintained a level of cleanliness and neatness that was unusual for a bachelor's quarters
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as in to house
to provide with living quarters or shelter
the militia is being quartered just outside the city
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Recent Examples of quarter
Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 7 Aug. 2025
Overall, Walt Disney Co. reported revenue of $23.7 billion in the quarter, up 2%.
—Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Aug. 2025
New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 1 Apr. 2025
Before luxury quartered off the community and gentrified the kinship.
—Marcus Thompson Ii, The Athletic, 16 Feb. 2025
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Noun
The living quarters include a private owner’s stateroom, an aft cabin, a large bathroom with a separate shower, a main galley, and a TV lounge.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 7 Aug. 2025
Overall, Walt Disney Co. reported revenue of $23.7 billion in the quarter, up 2%.
—Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Aug. 2025
Verb
The 22nd Amendment capping the president at two terms is as integral to the Constitution as any of the Amendments, from free speech and the right to practice the religion of your choice to trial by jury or the prohibition of quartering troops in private homes.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 1 Apr. 2025
Before luxury quartered off the community and gentrified the kinship.
—Marcus Thompson Ii, The Athletic, 16 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for quarter
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The new district is expected to rival Carmel’s popular Midtown Plaza and could feature greenspace, water features, trails, office space, public gathering space, retail and housing options.—
Jake Allen,
IndyStar,
7 Aug. 2025
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Parents and students can opt into these programs for one hour a week during enrichment classes, like gym, music or arts, at no cost to the student or district.—
Keely Doll,
The Courier-Journal,
7 Aug. 2025
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In other words, a school district could be at the mercy of a single extreme individual.—
Peter Greene,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Turning the contours of Maryland’s eight congressional districts over to the whims of state legislators in Alabama, Idaho or Utah is putting the sanctity of the votes cast by hard-working Marylanders at the mercy of politicians no registered voter in Maryland has ever heard of.—
Kevin Igoe,
Baltimore Sun,
11 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Sit or lie down so that the bite is in a neutral, comfortable position.—
Marina Johnson,
The Courier-Journal,
18 Aug. 2025
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Rubio pitched her for Homeland Security Secretary during the first transition and again when the position was vacated by John Kelly, in 2019.—
Ruth Marcus,
New Yorker,
18 Aug. 2025
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The elective residence visa is the option for anyone coming to live in Italy but not planning to work (those with self-sustaining income and assets, including retirees).—
Kathleen Peddicord,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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After the American Civil War, the US turned to this abundant European style again for its Gilded Age residences—pulling a sense of importance from the connotations of stately societies.—
Elizabeth Fazzare,
Architectural Digest,
14 Aug. 2025
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Louisville Metro Government has poured millions into combating the growing housing and homelessness crisis in the city, with $58 million projected to be spent on the downtown Community Care Campus, which will house a family emergency shelter, medical care spaces and behavioral health services.—
Keely Doll,
The Courier-Journal,
15 Aug. 2025
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The South Texas Family Residential Center, one of the largest of its kind in the US, primarily houses migrant women and children.—
Hanna Park,
CNN Money,
15 Aug. 2025
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For months, however, the proposal has been in limbo as gang violence surges, more neighborhoods fall and the country sets a new record, 1.3 million, for the number of people displaced by the violence.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
14 Aug. 2025
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Ava, a business consultant, lives in the U-Street neighborhood, a gentrifying part of the capital where there is a mix of younger professionals and older, long-time Washingtonians.—
Frank Langfitt,
NPR,
14 Aug. 2025
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Video from local news stations showed mangled train cars, some stacked atop each other, and smoke from grass fires drifting into the surrounding rural area.—
Jordan King,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Aug. 2025
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The station’s ratings guy was explaining the squishy reality of its newest star.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Aug. 2025
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Due to climate change, the Northeast will be one of the few parts of the US that will have a climate suitable for many kinds of agriculture and for human habitation.—
Kip Kolesinskas,
Hartford Courant,
11 July 2025
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Meanwhile, the prospect that asteroid orbits may be deliberately changed for research and mining, or in the future, by habitation, has gained the attention of a student team from Imperial College London, the University of Santiago de Compostela and Cairo University.—
Leonard David,
Space.com,
12 July 2025
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“Quarter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quarter. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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