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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

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Officials have said the war to reclaim upward of a third of Iraq and a quarter of Syria from ISIS could take years.

By contrast, John McCain, the eventual GOP nominee, had raised approximately $12.7 million in the first quarter of 2007 alone.

So I went home—we only lived about a quarter mile away—and I got on my bicycle and rode back, and he was in the donut shop.

We are overwhelmed with data from every quarter, and our capacity to filter fact from fraud is limited.

And then I reach into my pocket and plug in another quarter.

At a quarter past seven he took his leave and we let drop our anchor where we were, off Cape Tekke.

Kum Kale has been a brilliant bit of work, though I fear we have lost nearly a quarter of our effectives.

Almost one-quarter of the total supply printed has been placed in circulation.

This Peal (by the Rules aforesaid) may be Rang with any whole hunt, half hunt, and quarter hunt.

He could go and live over in the Latin Quarter—that 's the desire of his heart—and think of nothing but old bottles.

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On this page you'll find 143 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to quarter, such as: fourth, one-fourth, part, portion, term, and division.

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

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