as in right
as stated or indicated without the slightest difference
a line that is squarely in the middle
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Recent Examples of squarely
However, there’s a big difference between creating awareness and changing behavior, a responsibility that falls squarely on L&D leaders.
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Christopher Lind, Big Think, 7 Oct. 2025
Shalett’s critique came squarely in the middle of some people in the AI field — and many financial commentators around Wall Street —fretting at market exuberance and beginning to talk openly about a bubble.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2025
For the vast majority of her prolific acting career, the Oscar winner has hovered between a pixie and a lob, which may explain why my default mental picture of her is squarely in bob territory.
—Marci Robin, Allure, 7 Oct. 2025
Beck went 20-of-27 passing for 241 yards and four touchdowns, putting Miami squarely in the hunt for a CFP spot.
—Jordan Sigler, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
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Christopher Lind, Big Think, 7 Oct. 2025
Shalett’s critique came squarely in the middle of some people in the AI field — and many financial commentators around Wall Street —fretting at market exuberance and beginning to talk openly about a bubble.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2025
For the vast majority of her prolific acting career, the Oscar winner has hovered between a pixie and a lob, which may explain why my default mental picture of her is squarely in bob territory.
—Marci Robin, Allure, 7 Oct. 2025
Beck went 20-of-27 passing for 241 yards and four touchdowns, putting Miami squarely in the hunt for a CFP spot.
—Jordan Sigler, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
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Adverb
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Belt said much of the museum’s donations go toward maintaining the 124-year-old wooden building that sits right next to a river in a very humid city.—
Amanda Rosa,
Miami Herald,
10 Oct. 2025
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Include the names of those in the photos from left to right along with the photo credit and permission from the photographer to use the photo in The San Diego Union-Tribune.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Oct. 2025
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The Yellow Jackets scored three times in just over three minutes on three huge plays.—
Updated October 10,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 Oct. 2025
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The area is mostly agricultural land just east of the Sacramento River and a few miles west of Interstate 5.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Squarely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squarely. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.
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