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as in equal
marked by justice, honesty, and freedom from bias
received a square hearing from the disciplinary panel
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as in to correspond
to be in agreement on every point
that explanation squares entirely with the evidence that we've seen
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as in to bribe
to influence someone with a bribe
tried to square the police officer into ignoring the illegal operation
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as in standpatter
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Recent Examples of square
Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025
On Halloween night, kids are encouraged to wear their costumes and trick or treat at the businesses on the square.
—Kristen Tribe, Southern Living, 22 Oct. 2025
Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2025
The closure left the city and county with an 80-acre property and 200,000-square-foot building that costs at least $300,000 annually to maintain.
—Kelly Meyerhofer, jsonline.com, 23 Oct. 2025
Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 22 Oct. 2025
On October 24th, when the Sun squares Pluto, we may be consumed by the green-eyed monster.
—Lisa Stardust, Refinery29, 21 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
And then there was a red square and a black square, and a red and a brown square all over this carpet.
—Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025
On Halloween night, kids are encouraged to wear their costumes and trick or treat at the businesses on the square.
—Kristen Tribe, Southern Living, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
The heels feature an elongated, tapered square toe that gives the shoes character.
—Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2025
The closure left the city and county with an 80-acre property and 200,000-square-foot building that costs at least $300,000 annually to maintain.
—Kelly Meyerhofer, jsonline.com, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
The Lakers are going to have to square that cylinder, and figure out how they’re supposed to do more with less without tasking players like Hachimura with doing more.
—Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 22 Oct. 2025
On October 24th, when the Sun squares Pluto, we may be consumed by the green-eyed monster.
—Lisa Stardust, Refinery29, 21 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for square
Adjective
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It’s lit by rectangular fluorescents.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Oct. 2025
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The marina will feature floating, inflatable cabana areas and a rectangular cutout in the center that creates what is essentially another pool in the sea.—
Jeri Clausing,
AFAR Media,
21 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The bank upgraded the wafer fab equipment maker to overweight from equal weight and hiked its price target to $1,200 from $750.—
Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
20 Oct. 2025
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In 1918, Soviet women were given the right to higher education, equal pay, no-fault civil divorce, child support (including for children born out of wedlock), paid maternity leave, and access to free maternity hospitals.—
Julia Ioffe,
New Yorker,
19 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The end of the growing season corresponds with the end of the mowing season.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
19 Oct. 2025
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The Panthers entered the weekend with an opening on their 53-man roster, so only one corresponding move was needed to activate Corbett and Coker together.—
Mike Kaye,
Charlotte Observer,
18 Oct. 2025
Verb
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But the company’s owner, Ana Chretien, is a close ally and business associate of Mario Juarez, who this news organization has previously reported to be a co-conspirator in an alleged scheme to bribe the former mayor.—
Shomik Mukherjee,
Mercury News,
17 Oct. 2025
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Don’t bribe—empathize Bribing picky eaters with dessert is a common tactic parents use to get to the end of the meal.—
Taylor Grothe,
Parents,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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At its center is a large, multi-purpose, open air central plaza that transforms from a relaxed seating area to an amphitheater or community space.—
Kimberly Lyn,
Travel + Leisure,
21 Oct. 2025
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Thousands of fans packed into the Callao plaza in the city center for the pop-up event, which include a 90-minute TikTok stream chronicling the singer’s prep and arrival.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
21 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Its skull also showed reduced articulations between key bones and a shallow quadrate angle, both of which are associated with piscivory.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
21 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Our reviews are impartial and our opinions are our own.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
22 Oct. 2025
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In a supporting document filed by Kalshi in the Nevada case in April, Kalshi head of markets Xavier Sottile noted how ErisX, a predecessor to the current sports prediction market craze, previously butted up against the impartial access issue.—
Dan Bernstein,
Sportico.com,
16 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Latin Music Week also coincides with the 2025 Billboard Latin Music Awards, which will air on Thursday, October 23 on Telemundo and Peacock, where Bad Bunny will be honored with the Latin Artist of the 21st Century Award.—
Natalia Cano,
Billboard,
20 Oct. 2025
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While their murders remain unsolved, Zajko has been named a person of interest in the double homicide, which coincided with her 30th birthday.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
20 Oct. 2025
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“Square.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/square. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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