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as in equal
marked by justice, honesty, and freedom from bias
received a square hearing from the disciplinary panel
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as in to correspond
to be in agreement on every point
that explanation squares entirely with the evidence that we've seen
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as in to bribe
to influence someone with a bribe
tried to square the police officer into ignoring the illegal operation
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as in standpatter
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Recent Examples of square
Holly Ramer, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2026
Handwashing stations are ubiquitous and the central square blares announcements telling the people of Ituri not to panic.
—Emmet Livingstone, NPR, 15 June 2026
Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 2 June 2026
The previous Claw was fairly squared-off around the hand rests, which didn’t form nicely into your palm.
—Matthew Buzzi, PC Magazine, 1 June 2026
Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 12 June 2026
Still, Venus square to Chiron could trigger doubts about the future.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 12 June 2026
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Adjective
The stainless steel capsule is shaped like a cylinder, not the typical box, because square edges tend to crack and break.
—Holly Ramer, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2026
Handwashing stations are ubiquitous and the central square blares announcements telling the people of Ituri not to panic.
—Emmet Livingstone, NPR, 15 June 2026
Verb
How does King square a lifetime spent fighting for women’s sports with a position that allows biological males to compete against females?
—Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 2 June 2026
The previous Claw was fairly squared-off around the hand rests, which didn’t form nicely into your palm.
—Matthew Buzzi, PC Magazine, 1 June 2026
Noun
Crustless white bread slices are cut into squares, covered with a cheesy mixture made of sharp Cheddar cheese, butter, and heavy cream, then topped with another square before adding more of the cheese mixture on top.
—Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 12 June 2026
Still, Venus square to Chiron could trigger doubts about the future.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 12 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for square
Adjective
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In the Age of Sail, sailors also scoured the wooden decks with coarse sea sand and holystones – large, rectangular blocks of sandstone – to remove grim, spilled tar and rope fibers.—
Peter Suciu,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
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For a rectangular room with pictures hanging on the walls, assuming there are no columns or people to block one’s view, a single guard is theoretically sufficient.—
Manon Bischoff,
Scientific American,
13 June 2026
Adjective
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In 1986, eager to shift the burden away from taxpayers, Congress mandated that new presidential libraries raise an endowment equal to 20% of the cost, for future maintenance.—
Christopher Borrelli,
Chicago Tribune,
14 June 2026
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Instead, fill a spray bottle with equal parts vinegar and warm water and after blotting the stain dry, spray the solution onto the affected area.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
14 June 2026
Verb
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In a corresponding move, the team placed swing tackle Storm Norton on the physically unable to perform list, which ended his season.—
Daniel Flick,
AJC.com,
15 June 2026
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The wins corresponded with European triumphs; the loss with a European setback.—
Chuck Murr,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
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Similar raids by the feds at addresses tied to then-Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao and then-San Leandro City Councilmember Bryan Azevedo eventually led to criminal indictments against both politicians, as well as the businessmen accused of bribing them.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
9 June 2026
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The Nazis ordered the case closed after six months, and a local official was allegedly bribed to record his death as an accident to ensure Sindelar would have a state funeral.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
8 June 2026
Noun
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The 5,000-square-foot space in the center’s plaza is free and accessible to all.—
Laura Washington,
Chicago Tribune,
14 June 2026
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According to police, the officers found two mothers of the youth within the plaza and arrested them.—
Nick Lentz,
CBS News,
13 June 2026
Noun
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With his piano-pounding performances, wild vocals, bouffant hair and makeup, Little Richard burst onto the musical scene in the 1950s and shook up the stuffed shirts with a string of his hit songs that got both black and white people dancing.—
NBC News,
NBC News,
9 May 2020
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Karen Knorr’s photos of the private members’ clubs of London in the early 1980s are full of stuffed shirts wearing gleaming brogues.—
The Economist,
The Economist,
25 Feb. 2020
Adjective
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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
Adjective
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These rules, meant to ensure that the judge will hear cases in an impartial manner and retain the trust of the public, specifically ban statements on how a candidate might rule on cases or interpret the law.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
14 June 2026
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Friday’s hearing was held in Uvalde, though the trial of Gonzales was held in Corpus Christi in order to find an impartial jury, due to the widespread impact of the shooting on the Uvalde community.—
Josh Margolin,
ABC News,
12 June 2026
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“Square.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/square. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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