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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
Royston Wild, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
Spending accelerated sharply in the third quarter, driven by purchases of big-ticket items, while spending on services eased a bit.
—Bryan Mena, CNN, 30 Oct. 2024
Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2024
Even casting the monarch’s horoscope was treasonous, and treason’s death sentence was hideous: women were burned alive, men were hanged, drawn, and quartered — hanged until almost dead, eviscerated while still alive, then chopped into pieces.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2024
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Noun
Total purchases of 186 tonnes were down sharply from 364 tonnes in the third quarter of 2023.
—Royston Wild, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
Spending accelerated sharply in the third quarter, driven by purchases of big-ticket items, while spending on services eased a bit.
—Bryan Mena, CNN, 30 Oct. 2024
Verb
Polls have consistently shown a broad lack of enthusiasm about a Biden-Trump matchup, which many equate to a choice between torture on the rack and being drawn and quartered.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2024
Even casting the monarch’s horoscope was treasonous, and treason’s death sentence was hideous: women were burned alive, men were hanged, drawn, and quartered — hanged until almost dead, eviscerated while still alive, then chopped into pieces.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for quarter
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My suggestion is the California Democratic leaders hold town halls in each voting district and really listen to what the voters want before assuming blanket Trump opposition.Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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Voters were tasked with selecting four sanitary district directors from five candidates.Alexcia Negrete, Orange County Register, 12 Nov. 2024
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Trump has insisted his tariffs would create jobs at home and emancipate the U.S. from being at the mercy of foreign manufacturing.Eric Cortellessa, TIME, 5 Nov. 2024
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Athletes could now profit from their own brands, and the women were no longer merely at the mercy of the N.C.A.A.’s neglect.Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2024
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Ortiz previously held positions in the L.A. County GOP and Orange County GOP.Hanna Kang, Orange County Register, 7 Nov. 2024
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Stand up for yourself and your rights, and make your position clear.Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Over a decade after rocker Anthony Kiedis sold his home in the Hollywood Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles for nearly $1.9 million, the Red Hot Chili Peppers founder and lead singer’s former residence has once again surfaced for sale.Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 5 Nov. 2024
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For his second outing on Nov. 5, Prince William met with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa at the president’s official residence in Cape Town.Simon Perry, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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The pond, which is 100 years old, wasn’t designed to house koi fish and has begun to deteriorate with time.Isha Trivedi, The Mercury News, 5 Nov. 2024
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The futuristic-looking complex will house MGM, Bellagio and Aria resorts and in the middle of it all will be a smaller version of the iconic sphere in Las Vegas.Caroline Reid, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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The shooting in Little Italy San Diego Police are investigating a deadly shooting in broad daylight Wednesday in San Diego’s Little Italy neighborhood that was followed by a shootout involving police a short while later.NBC San Diego, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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The launch will start in the SoMa neighborhood and expand to more areas of the city if all goes well.Emily Dreibelbis Forlini, PCMAG, 11 Nov. 2024
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Sixteen stations have trains stopping every 15-20 minutes at peak hours.Kate Talerico, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
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All-Black fire crews operated out of the station — also known as the Pride of the Points — between 1931 and 1957, when the Denver Fire Department was desegregated.Lauren Penington, The Denver Post, 13 Nov. 2024
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On Wednesday, the St. Paul City Council will review Anderson’s appeal of a city condemnation order declaring her residence to be unfit for habitation.Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 13 Oct. 2024
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Eddy told me her member companies spent much of this year preparing for last week’s vote, identifying 15 project sites in the Central Valley and Imperial Valley with signs of owl habitation and working with biologists to craft a conservation strategy.Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2024
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“Quarter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quarter. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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