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
Meanwhile, break the cauliflower into small florets, halving or quartering the larger ones, and rinse well.
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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.
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Isaac Butler,
The Atlantic,
3 Nov. 2025
The closest buck was quartering away to my right, running hard.
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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.
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Oscar Holland,
CNN Money,
15 Aug. 2025
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
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The second and third stories are open to visitors, while the first floor housing the gift shop remains closed.
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About 150 miles from SoFi Stadium, south of the Mexican border, sits the hotel housing Iran’s World Cup team for its games at the Inglewood venue.
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There’s a main hall, where technically demanding productions will be held, accommodating over 2,000 people.
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The structures include separate male and female changing cabins, a full dining hall capable of accommodating large dinner parties, a more intimate dining space, a summer kitchen, and several separate saunas.
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Thousands of people who have lost their homes are sheltering in schools, parks, and makeshift camps.
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The first half had concluded in torrential rain with players and staff soaked through and Iraq coach Graham Arnold sheltering under a cover for his match-day notes.
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Human trafficking prevention Senate Bill 570 requires certain lodging operators to provide human trafficking awareness training to employees.
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There’s also fishing on the resort’s lakes, restaurants, cocktail lounges, and lodging options from standard guest rooms to four-bedroom cottages.
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French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu tweets that five passengers from the country were evacuated from the ship and one of them exhibited symptoms after boarding the evacuation flight.
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Big airport jackpots aren't unheard of While a multimillion-dollar airport jackpot is rare, Harry Reid International Airport has seen several other travelers strike it rich before boarding their flights.
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When camping in an open environment, select a campsite in a valley, ravine, or low region.
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Wimbledon leaves a small batch of tickets available for same-day purchase and fans begin lining up and camping out the evening before in Wimbledon Park to get them each day.
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“Quartering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quartering. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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