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Recent Examples of square one
Changing White House administrations can also put them back to square one, Craft noted.
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Beatrice Peterson, ABC News, 17 Mar. 2026
Frames interact with silhouettes just as much as paintings interact with palettes—a round one can soften a room full of sharp edges, while a rectangular or square one can ground a space.
—Angelika Pokovba, Martha Stewart, 23 Feb. 2026
But with Husan Longstreet gone, USC is starting from square one again at backup quarterback.
—Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2026
Giddey, tasked with accelerating the development of his young teammates, is at square one with a group that might become even more difficult to recognize this summer.
—Joel Lorenzi, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2026
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Beatrice Peterson, ABC News, 17 Mar. 2026
Frames interact with silhouettes just as much as paintings interact with palettes—a round one can soften a room full of sharp edges, while a rectangular or square one can ground a space.
—Angelika Pokovba, Martha Stewart, 23 Feb. 2026
But with Husan Longstreet gone, USC is starting from square one again at backup quarterback.
—Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2026
Giddey, tasked with accelerating the development of his young teammates, is at square one with a group that might become even more difficult to recognize this summer.
—Joel Lorenzi, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for square one
Noun
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Holding a Capital Markets Day in Florence, Gucci’s home city, was on his mind since day one.—
Laure Guilbault,
Vogue,
16 Apr. 2026
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Another Buckeye that will be fighting the positional value rhetoric on draft night, Sonny Styles could be a day one off-ball linebacker in the Christian Parker defensive scheme while also serving as the lead communicator and wearing the green dot on his helmet as a rookie.—
Nick Harris
April 16,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
16 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Compare that to the F-35 Lightning II, which took over 13 years to go from drawing board to first flight.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
4 Dec. 2025
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After trying all three, stick with the one that worked best for you (or go back to drawing board).—
Larry Olmsted,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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In the original state of nature, ground zero of social contract theory, a group of people would come together to decide on the principles that would permit them to live together in an orderly community.—
George G. Szpiro,
Big Think,
9 Apr. 2026
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Borough officials call that spot ground zero for extreme erosion, after major chunks of the beach were wiped away.—
Sean Tallant,
CBS News,
7 Apr. 2026
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At least 126 solar projects proposed since the beginning of 2024 are awaiting regulatory approval, according to a Grist and AP analysis of the latest information developers supplied to the Energy Information Administration.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Since the beginning of the season, an orange traffic cone has been a constant presence inside the Pirates dugout.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
17 Apr. 2026
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The Braves challenged, and the call was overturned when the replay showed the throw from shortstop Dubón landing in Olson's glove just before Edwards' cleats landed on first base for the third out.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Ely Oleson’s sharp single knocked Meade out of the game with the go-ahead run at first base.—
Martin Henderson,
Oc Register,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Square one.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/square%20one. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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