square off
verb
squared off; squaring off; squares off
1
: to take a fighting stance : prepare to fight
also
: to fight or argue
squared off in a debate
2
: to compete in a contest
The two teams squared off for the championship.
: to make square : to give (something) straight edges, flat surfaces, or sharp, even corners
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Cena will go up against Gunther, who earned the right to square off against the 17-time WWE champion by winning the Last Time Is Now Tournament.
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Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 12 Dec. 2025
That said, the two teams have yet to square off this season and play twice down the stretch, once in Week 16 and again in Week 18.
—Max Dible, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2025
Make this your mantra to spare yourself frustration as Mars and Saturn square off!
—Usa Today, USA Today, 8 Dec. 2025
Park squared off with lawmakers this month during an hours-long grilling.
—Yoolim Lee, Fortune, 8 Dec. 2025
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Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 12 Dec. 2025
That said, the two teams have yet to square off this season and play twice down the stretch, once in Week 16 and again in Week 18.
—Max Dible, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2025
Make this your mantra to spare yourself frustration as Mars and Saturn square off!
—Usa Today, USA Today, 8 Dec. 2025
Park squared off with lawmakers this month during an hours-long grilling.
—Yoolim Lee, Fortune, 8 Dec. 2025
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“Square off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/square%20off. Accessed 19 Dec. 2025.
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