square off
verb
squared off; squaring off; squares off
: to take a fighting stance : prepare to fight
also
: fight
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Grant Horvat, the social phenom and avid golfer, posted a golf match video with Mickelson, squaring off against Bryson DeChambeau and Garrett Clark.
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Savannah Leigh Richardson, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 July 2025
This year, that would mean the Mavericks playing the San Antonio Spurs with Cooper Flagg and Dylan Harper squaring off.
—Zach Harper, New York Times, 9 July 2025
Consider transforming your angst into art as the moon and Mercury square off.
—Usa Today, USA Today, 5 July 2025
The Bianconeri face Real Madrid in the round of 16 at the FIFA World Club Cup, and these historic old rivals will square off in the dead of the Miami heat in very different shapes.
—Emmet Gates, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
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Savannah Leigh Richardson, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 July 2025
This year, that would mean the Mavericks playing the San Antonio Spurs with Cooper Flagg and Dylan Harper squaring off.
—Zach Harper, New York Times, 9 July 2025
Consider transforming your angst into art as the moon and Mercury square off.
—Usa Today, USA Today, 5 July 2025
The Bianconeri face Real Madrid in the round of 16 at the FIFA World Club Cup, and these historic old rivals will square off in the dead of the Miami heat in very different shapes.
—Emmet Gates, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for square off
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“Square off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/square%20off. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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