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fourth

[fawrth, fohrth] / fɔrθ, foʊrθ /


VERB
quarter
Synonyms


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Bruno Fernandes scored a hat-trick and nearly added a brilliant fourth as Manchester United came from behind to beat Ipswich.

From BBC Aug. 30, 2026

The fourth group received both approaches, taking antibiotics for two weeks while also following the omega-3 and ASA regimen for six months.

From Science Daily Aug. 30, 2026

The Spartans’ new starter went 21 for 32 for 234 yards — including 74 yards in the fourth quarter.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 30, 2026

Johnston remains in striking distance, in fourth place entering Saturday’s round.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 29, 2026

I grabbed up the third and fourth seeds, hid them in my cheek pouch, then stopped right outside the open door of my cage.

From "The World According to Humphrey" by Betty G. Birney

The Jack Berrys, the Bob Pauls, the Hunt brothers, the Lykes brothers, all of them with juniors or thirds or fourths.

From Slate Apr. 20, 2026

About three fourths were women, 70% were white, and the average age at the start was 74.

From Science Daily Feb. 11, 2026

At meets, Mara racked up prize ribbons: lots of third-places, fourths, fifths, and sixths, the occasional second, the very rare first.

From Salon Aug. 3, 2024

Trip jacket selection is an art and a science, best done elegantly, with attention paid to form, function, aesthetics and viability — as a pillow when folded into fourths or eighths on a long-haul flight.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 19, 2024

In particular, perfect fourths and fifths and major thirds are not too far from the pure intervals.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones




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