Definition of square one
: the initial stage or starting point
- the failure set us back to square one
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They lost everything and found themselves back at square one.
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More than a week after agreeing to trade Daryl Worley to the Philadelphia Eagles, the Carolina Panthers are back to square one in terms of finding a starting cornerback.
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There was a round turret at one end of the main house and a square one at the other.
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As reported at 10:20 on CBS 11 Sports, Southlake Carroll has failed in its attempt to lure its top target, Austin Westlake's Todd Dodge, back to Southlake as the Dragons Head Football Coach & Athletic Director. Coaching search back to square one.
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So that proposal from Congress in 1972 is dead and that any further effort to pass an Equal Rights Amendment has to go back to square one with the introduction of a joint resolution in Congress.
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If it isn't voted on in the January 9 meeting and approved by the full City Council by January 20, the Plan Commission's approval becomes null and void, effectively sending GlenStar back so square one.
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Because there is no history to study, all companies must start from square one.
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Back to square one Liverpool’s victory over Manchester City seems like such a distant memory.
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Needing to listen is square one when someone is talking to you about how your behavior impacted them and their boundaries.
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Origin and Etymology of square one
from the use of numbered squares in some board games
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Definition of square one for English Language Learners
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: the beginning stage or starting point
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