SQUARE AWAY Synonyms: 76 Similar and Opposite Words

square away

verb

Definition of square away

as in to hammer out

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Recent Examples of square away Got the Dodgers squared away with nine innings of one-run baseball in Game 2. — Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2026 Though the majority of the Bridgerton siblings are squared away, Benedict remains unaccounted for. — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 29 Jan. 2026 The incident forces Audrey back into her childhood home in suburban New Jersey to help take care of her, and into Eli’s orbit to help square away the insurance information and repair bills. — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 24 Jan. 2026 His student loans are squared away, bills are covered, and housing is fully furnished. — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 24 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for square away

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Once Alex Ovechkin made his decision, hammering out the details took only a few minutes.

— Bailey Johnson, Washington Post, 6 July 2026
Unions and the Newsom administration hammered out new agreements, which included several provisions to help cut down on California’s employee compensation costs.

— William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 1 July 2026

Definition of hammer out

Verb

Over the last year, the Labor Department has filed amicus briefs — friend-of-the-court filings that lay out legal arguments for judges — in several class-action lawsuits on the side of the defendant company.

— Paul Kiel, ProPublica, 8 July 2026
Three separate federal indictments unsealed Tuesday lay out alleged crimes across California, including kidnapping, murder and drug trafficking.

— Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026

Definition of lay out

Verb

The narrator, an American, is looking back on a sojourn in Tuscany when he was hired to work at the home of a scheming 92-year-old baronessa.

— The Week US, TheWeek, 8 July 2026
Instead of correcting the error, the scheming matriarch hides him in the attic and collects a life insurance payout.

— Judy Berman, Time, 8 July 2026

Definition of scheme

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There’s a lot of bad crowd work out there, just like there is bad anything else — fledgling or whatever rookie stuff.

— Deputy Entertainment, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
Monday could be interesting, though, to see how all the processing of the trade works out, and if there yet could be a Heat plus-one in this process.

— Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 6 July 2026

Definition of work out

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Trace Stevenson, president of Autonomous Systems at AeroVironment, said operational feedback continues to shape software updates across the Titan family.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 7 July 2026
Their research helped establish the California Shark Beach Safety Program in 2018, and their work at Torrey Pines specifically has shaped how researchers understand the way environmental conditions affect how sharks use this beach.

— Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 July 2026

Definition of shape

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth planned to announce at a June NATO meeting even steeper cuts that could add up to the one-third reduction Trump raised, according to two sources.

— Kevin Liptak, CNN Money, 7 July 2026
Defense attorneys argued during the trial that the defendants planned a peaceful protest and noise demonstration with fireworks to show support for people detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

— Amy McDaniel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 July 2026

Definition of plan

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But what makes this latest bonding so compelling is that it wasn’t designed by the government.

— Alfredo Corchado, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026
Engineers designed the system to support unattended and repeatable general visual inspections across Department of the Air Force aircraft.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 10 July 2026

Definition of design

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Taylor joined Travis in Nashville for the festivities and even put on a surprise performance at the Tight Ends & Friends concert at the Brooklyn Bowl.

— Alicia Brunker, InStyle, 3 July 2026
This has distorted access not only to concert tickets but also to everyday services such as train ticket reservations.

— Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 29 June 2026

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