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quarter

[kwawr-ter] / ˈkwɔr tər /
NOUN
one of four equal parts
Synonyms
STRONGEST
fourth one-fourth part portion term
STRONG
division quad quadrant quartern section semester span
Antonyms
STRONGEST
whole
NOUN
25 cent coin
Synonyms
STRONGEST
$.25 25 cents twenty-five cents two bits
NOUN
area, neighborhood
Synonyms
STRONGEST
part place point region sector
STRONG
barrio bearing direction district division domain locality location position precinct province section side slum spot station territory turf zone zoo
WEAK
inner city neck of the woods old town skid row stomping ground
NOUN
forgiveness
Synonyms
STRONG
clemency compassion favor grace leniency lenity mercy pity
Antonyms
STRONG
cruelty meanness mercilessness
VERB
divide into four equal parts
Synonyms
STRONG
cleave cut dismember
WEAK
cut up
VERB
provide lodging
Synonyms
STRONG
accommodate billet board bunk canton domicile domiciliate entertain establish harbor house install lodge place post settle shelter station
WEAK
put up
Antonyms
STRONG
displace turn away turn out

Example Sentences

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Wall Street expects the companies in the S&P 500 Index, collectively, to increase their per-share profits by 13.2% in the first quarter, according to a FactSet report released on Thursday.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 5, 2026

“There were six fouls called in that quarter, all of them against us,” Auriemma said hotly as the third quarter finished.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

The Longhorns went one for eight during that stretch and their six total points were their lowest in a quarter all season.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

Palantir did not report its first profitable quarter until the end of 2022, almost two decades after it was founded.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026

But the clock says it’s a quarter to nine.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

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