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Definition of quadratenext
as in square
having four equal sides and four right angles the four museum buildings surround a quadrate courtyard that is formally landscaped

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Recent Examples of quadrate Its skull also showed reduced articulations between key bones and a shallow quadrate angle, both of which are associated with piscivory. Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quadrate
Adjective
  • The lot size of the property measures 7,872 square feet.
    Bay Area Home Report, Mercury News, 10 Jan. 2026
  • That amount is enough to flood 578 square miles with a foot of water.
    Amy Green, Miami Herald, 9 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • Folding a rectangular towel that was laid out by a presenter took CLOiD about 30 seconds.
    Kif Leswing, CNBC, 9 Jan. 2026
  • Traditionally, data centers are large, rectangular buildings with little architectural flair.
    Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 7 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • At the time, many economists who had long known Hassett, including Baker, considered the cubic-fit episode a fluke.
    Rogé Karma, The Atlantic, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Dam operators increased releases nearly tenfold from 1,856 cubic feet per second on Christmas Day to 16,135 on Monday.
    Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2026

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“Quadrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quadrate. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.

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