as in courtyard
an open space wholly or partly enclosed (as by buildings or walls)
the quad was the college's time-honored site for protests and celebrations
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Recent Examples of quad
The main camera has a 48MP sensor with quad pixel binning, an aperture of f/1.7, and an 82-degree field of view (FoV).
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PC Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Best of all, the quads take the guesswork out of picking shades that work together in a single eye look.
—Karina Hoshikawa, Refinery29, 19 Aug. 2025
The 32-year-old Belgian suffered a torn quad muscle last week and faces up to three months on the sidelines.
—James McNicholas, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
However, during her sophomore year at Nevermore Academy, Ophelia was found screaming in the quad with black tears running down her cheeks.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
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PC Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Best of all, the quads take the guesswork out of picking shades that work together in a single eye look.
—Karina Hoshikawa, Refinery29, 19 Aug. 2025
The 32-year-old Belgian suffered a torn quad muscle last week and faces up to three months on the sidelines.
—James McNicholas, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
However, during her sophomore year at Nevermore Academy, Ophelia was found screaming in the quad with black tears running down her cheeks.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for quad
Noun
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The witness said survivors were placed in a courtyard, where hospital staff incited others to beat them.—
Beth Bailey,
FOXNews.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Taking inspiration from 16th-century outdoor sculpture courtyards, this (indoor) exhibition explores the range of figurative human sculptures in the Walker’s collection.—
Jared Kaufman,
Twin Cities,
7 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Her arguable masterpiece follows the vain Leonora Eyre over and around a fraught love quadrangle with a widowed antiques dealer, his nephew, and some other motley souls.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
19 Aug. 2025
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With the arrival of Amaya, an odd quadrangle emerges between her, Austin, Ace, and Chelley.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Vulture,
11 June 2025
Noun
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No liquor, no food, just an enormous outdoor patio teeming with Carolina Blue, popular bands, students, alumni and celebrities.—
The Athletic College Football Staff,
New York Times,
11 Sep. 2025
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Besides its many uses in cooking, a lavender plant adds fragrance and color wherever it's planted—along a path, beside a patio, or in a pot on your back deck—thanks to a long blooming season.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The camera pans toward her to reveal a transparent glass shower enclosure located not in the bathroom, but prominently in the middle of the hotel room.—
Soo Kim,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
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The zoo offers visitors the chance to see the animals in their natural elements at open enclosures, a travel website states.—
Taylor Ardrey,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Quad.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quad. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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