as in housed
to provide with living quarters or shelter
the militia is being quartered just outside the city
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Recent Examples of quartered
The biggest games, the greatest stages, have been quartered off by a velvet rope.
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Marcus Thompson Ii,
New York Times,
13 June 2026
This side of deeply roasted, tender sweet potatoes comes quartered and seasoned with GK’s take on togarashi.
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Kate Kassin,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
30 Apr. 2026
Finally, he was drawn and quartered, his remains displayed in the public square.
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Literary Hub,
19 Mar. 2026
Once they're quartered, drizzle them with cream and top them with white cake mix and butter.
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Sarah Martens,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 Feb. 2026
Close-quartered and stylish, the movie begins at a Gothic New England mansion where the wealthy patriarch Harlan Thrombey has been found with his throat slit.
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Anna Russell,
New Yorker,
10 Nov. 2025
In the old days beggars were drawn and quartered in that square.
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George Packer,
The Atlantic,
6 Nov. 2025
Sprinkle quartered cookies over sherbet mixture, pressing gently into the mixture.
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Ann Taylor Pittman,
Southern Living,
30 Oct. 2025
But there was no coup insofar as the military remained quartered rather than actively joining the protests or issuing a threat to compel the prime minister to resign.
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John Joseph Chin,
The Conversation,
16 Oct. 2025
Marcus Thompson Ii,
New York Times,
13 June 2026
This side of deeply roasted, tender sweet potatoes comes quartered and seasoned with GK’s take on togarashi.
—
Kate Kassin,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
30 Apr. 2026
Finally, he was drawn and quartered, his remains displayed in the public square.
—
Literary Hub,
19 Mar. 2026
Once they're quartered, drizzle them with cream and top them with white cake mix and butter.
—
Sarah Martens,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 Feb. 2026
Close-quartered and stylish, the movie begins at a Gothic New England mansion where the wealthy patriarch Harlan Thrombey has been found with his throat slit.
—
Anna Russell,
New Yorker,
10 Nov. 2025
In the old days beggars were drawn and quartered in that square.
—
George Packer,
The Atlantic,
6 Nov. 2025
Sprinkle quartered cookies over sherbet mixture, pressing gently into the mixture.
—
Ann Taylor Pittman,
Southern Living,
30 Oct. 2025
But there was no coup insofar as the military remained quartered rather than actively joining the protests or issuing a threat to compel the prime minister to resign.
—
John Joseph Chin,
The Conversation,
16 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quartered
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It was cast by the same foundry in London, Whitechapel Bell Foundry, that produced the original bell in 1752, now housed at Independence Hall in Philadelphia.
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During its first decades the seventeen-story building housed The Miami News.
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Textron and the participating pilots also have to coordinate with the Special Olympics organizers to make sure all the athletes are accommodated appropriately.
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Extreme weather that experts say may be fueled by climate change has become a concern for producers, who say the problem should be accommodated with a more predictable purchase price.
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On June 3, Walden went to the hospital, where a CT scan revealed the metal bristle had become lodged in his bowel and had begun puncturing his intestine.
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On a hike in 2005, Flod came across a truck tire lodged between two boulders in Malibu Creek.
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Like many of the people camped outside their families’ homes in Venezuela, Mendoza refuses to believe they are gone until the last moment possible.
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The floods began in the early morning hours of July 4, while many people were still asleep in their homes and visitors were camped along the Guadalupe River in anticipation of the Fourth of July.
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