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quarter

noun as in one of four equal parts

noun as in 25 cent coin

noun as in forgiveness

verb as in divide into four equal parts

Strong matches

Weak match

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By the fourth quarter, thousands of those fans were streaming for the exits.

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Consumer spending, adjusted for inflation, is expected to rise about 2% in the fourth quarter from the year earlier, according to Oxford Economics lead U.S. economist Bernard Yaros.

So the Rams’ three-touchdown lead early in the second quarter on Sunday at Levi’s Stadium was nothing to get comfortable about.

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After a slight slowdown last year, renewables accounted for a quarter of all new growth and now make up more than 10% of the entire economy.

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The issue has been hugely controversial along the River Wye in recent years, with as many as 23 million chickens - a quarter of the UK's poultry production - raised in the river's catchment area.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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