square with
verb
squared with; squaring with; squares with
1
: to agree with (something)
Your story doesn't square with the facts.
2
: to make (something) agree with (something)
How can they square what they've done with what they've said?
3
: to get agreement about or approval of (something) from (someone)
I'll go on the trip if I can square it with my parents.
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How does this penchant for fast food square with the juggernaut that is the MAHA movement?
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Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 17 Apr. 2026
Higher spending, though, doesn't square with consumer sentiment surveys.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 15 Apr. 2026
Such claims of penury, however, were difficult to square with certain facts.
—Patrick Radden Keefe, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
Iran put out an official statement that simply cannot be squared with the one CNN’s false headline attributes to them.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 7 Apr. 2026
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Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 17 Apr. 2026
Higher spending, though, doesn't square with consumer sentiment surveys.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 15 Apr. 2026
Such claims of penury, however, were difficult to square with certain facts.
—Patrick Radden Keefe, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
Iran put out an official statement that simply cannot be squared with the one CNN’s false headline attributes to them.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 7 Apr. 2026
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“Square with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/square%20with. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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