square off
verb
squared off; squaring off; squares off
: to take a fighting stance : prepare to fight
also
: fight
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One of the more interesting ones comes from the Eastern Conference, where the New York Knicks and Detroit Pistons are set to square off.
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Matt Levine, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
The most impressive numbers were captured during the 1v1 tournament playoff between Collier and fellow UConn alum Aaliyah Edwards who squared off on TNT to 377,000 viewers, peaking at 398,000.
—Allison Smith, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Johnny Bench, the Baseball Hall of Famer, made a stop inside the Bristol Motor Speedway media center ahead of the Aug. 2 MLB game in which the Atlanta Braves and Cincinnati Reds will square off on the infield.
—Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 13 Apr. 2025
The two sides also are expected to square off over how text messages between the two surviving roommates and a 911 call made on one of their cellphones factor into the state’s time frame of the killings.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 8 Apr. 2025
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Matt Levine, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
The most impressive numbers were captured during the 1v1 tournament playoff between Collier and fellow UConn alum Aaliyah Edwards who squared off on TNT to 377,000 viewers, peaking at 398,000.
—Allison Smith, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Johnny Bench, the Baseball Hall of Famer, made a stop inside the Bristol Motor Speedway media center ahead of the Aug. 2 MLB game in which the Atlanta Braves and Cincinnati Reds will square off on the infield.
—Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 13 Apr. 2025
The two sides also are expected to square off over how text messages between the two surviving roommates and a 911 call made on one of their cellphones factor into the state’s time frame of the killings.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 8 Apr. 2025
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“Square off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/square%20off. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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