as in residence
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 houses
to provide with living quarters or shelter
the militia is being quartered just outside the city
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Recent Examples of quarters
Brian Roach, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
Love went nearly two full quarters between touches, and Price was benched after his second-quarter fumble.
—Pete Sampson, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
The unanticipated additional crew members sometimes made for tight sleeping quarters in the space station, which Williams describes as about the size of an airliner inside.
—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 13 Sep. 2025
The audio-streaming platform has amassed a sizable free cash flow due to its strong revenue growth, a figure that has been boosted by the company's swelling active user base in recent financial quarters.
—Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 12 Sep. 2025
New data released by the personal finance company WalletHub has shown the states with the highest and lowest credit card debt increases between the first and second quarters of this year.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
The foundational work—taxonomy, process alignment and data integration—takes quarters, not days.
—Ryan Austin, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Three of Green’s touchdown passes came during about a 12-minute span over the second and third quarters — a nice bounce back after he was picked twice early in the second quarter.
—Arkansas Online, 7 Sep. 2025
Charles and Salaün combined to score 18 points through the first two quarters.
—Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 7 Sep. 2025
Noun
Funke finished with 164 total yards, including 78 on the ground with all of that coming over the final three quarters.
—Brian Roach, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
Love went nearly two full quarters between touches, and Price was benched after his second-quarter fumble.
—Pete Sampson, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
The unanticipated additional crew members sometimes made for tight sleeping quarters in the space station, which Williams describes as about the size of an airliner inside.
—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 13 Sep. 2025
The audio-streaming platform has amassed a sizable free cash flow due to its strong revenue growth, a figure that has been boosted by the company's swelling active user base in recent financial quarters.
—Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 12 Sep. 2025
New data released by the personal finance company WalletHub has shown the states with the highest and lowest credit card debt increases between the first and second quarters of this year.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
The foundational work—taxonomy, process alignment and data integration—takes quarters, not days.
—Ryan Austin, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Three of Green’s touchdown passes came during about a 12-minute span over the second and third quarters — a nice bounce back after he was picked twice early in the second quarter.
—Arkansas Online, 7 Sep. 2025
Charles and Salaün combined to score 18 points through the first two quarters.
—Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 7 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quarters
Noun
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Also honored was Herbert Brownell Architects, which received the 25-Year Design Award for a mid-century modernist residence in Corona del Mar.—
Samantha Gowen,
Oc Register,
19 Sep. 2025
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Built in 1867 by architect Francis Gindroz, Villa Fleur d’Eau started life as a private residence.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
19 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The Bauhaus Archive Museum, designed by Gropius and opened in 1979, houses more than 50,000 objects—from furniture and textiles to photographs and architectural models.—
Daniel Scheffler,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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This app also houses your ECG results, biometrics like blood oxygen saturation (SpO2), your sleep data, and more.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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As demand for housing surged during the pandemic amid a widespread lack of inventory across the country, home prices shot through the roof—adding millions of dollars in real estate wealth to those who have managed to snatch a property or already owned one.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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In images obtained by the outlet, an SUV on the side of the road is seen with the windshield completely smashed through and part of the roof caved in following the collision.—
Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
16 Sep. 2025
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In the last fortnight alone, Starmer's Deputy Prime Minister and close ally Angela Rayner has resigned after a house tax scandal, triggering a major cabinet reshuffle.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
17 Sep. 2025
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The weighty Guerlain Rouge G case comes in a wide variety of fabrics, colors, and textures—glossy tortoiseshell, embossed gold, glittering crystals—that house one of the most luxurious lipstick formulas on the market.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The deposition will further be conducted at a date and time that is convenient for Williams and that accommodates her medical condition, including sufficient breaks and spanning no more than three days.—
Liza Esquibias,
PEOPLE,
16 Sep. 2025
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On top of that, a gallery rail system easily accommodates different frame sizes, shapes, weights, and thicknesses, which allows for ultra-layered, completely unique arrangements.—
Lauren Bengtson,
Better Homes & Gardens,
14 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The contemporary five-bedroom, nine-bath abode has just hit the market for $22 million, with Jeffrey Dewing at Coldwell Banker Realty holding the listing.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
11 Sep. 2025
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Our newest discovery at Amazon, the Generic 2-Story Prefabricated Tiny Home, is a one-bedroom abode with a spacious floor plan, a roomy deck, and a front porch for just $17,700.—
Toni Sutton,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The Resort emphasizes green lodging practices such as non-toxic cleaning supplies, linen reuse to conserve water and energy, and no bottled water in lodging units.—
Emese Maczko,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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The lodging market’s foreclosure and loan delinquency woes have engulfed hotels in Oakland, San Francisco and downtown San Jose, although problems have also surfaced for hotels in Berkeley, Newark, Pleasanton and Pleasant Hill.—
George Avalos,
Mercury News,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Homebuyers are not just purchasing a physical dwelling.—
Tor Constantino,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Drive less than an hour from central Sedona through otherworldly red rocks to the Honanki Heritage Site, where the ancestors of Northern Arizona’s Hopi Tribe lived in sprawling cliff dwellings between the 12th and 14th centuries.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Quarters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quarters. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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