as in to lay out
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Recent Examples of square away
Perry has yet to give a statement of her own, but clearly there is only one way this beef will ever get squared away: Reboot the Cold War space race but this time with girls, like 2016’s Ghostbusters.
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Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 18 Apr. 2025
Once that’s squared away, you’ll be all set for a picture-perfect lake getaway with some of your favorite people.
—Lydia Mansel, Southern Living, 4 Apr. 2025
Yellow appears to have most of its latest bankruptcy plan squared away.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 1 Apr. 2025
Even the Bengals managed to get things squared away with wide receivers Ja'Marr Chase and Tee Higgins!
—Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, 17 Mar. 2025
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Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 18 Apr. 2025
Once that’s squared away, you’ll be all set for a picture-perfect lake getaway with some of your favorite people.
—Lydia Mansel, Southern Living, 4 Apr. 2025
Yellow appears to have most of its latest bankruptcy plan squared away.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 1 Apr. 2025
Even the Bengals managed to get things squared away with wide receivers Ja'Marr Chase and Tee Higgins!
—Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, 17 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for square away
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Years ago, Bryan Smith laid out a tell-sell-test-consult-co-create framework.—
George Bradt,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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In the report, the group laid out its guidelines, which recommend taking cultural context into account when determining how to display or dispose of remains, given that practices such as cremation or postmortem display may be considered traditional by one culture and taboo by another.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
23 June 2025
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The two sides managed to kiss and make up on the first day of the trial, hammering out a last-minute settlement, but PVH then went on to eventually buy both Calvin Klein and Warnaco, reuniting the two halves of the brand.—
Evan Clark,
Footwear News,
23 June 2025
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Trump, who in his first term withdrew from the Obama-era nuclear agreement with Iran, had been pressing for talks to hammer out a new agreement in his second term.—
Alexis Simendinger,
The Hill,
20 June 2025
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The finale's final moments bring viewers back to the Buckley fish house, where Belle finds scheming developer Wes Benson (Dave Annable) tied up and beaten to a pulp by Emmett.—
Allison DeGrushe Published,
EW.com,
29 June 2025
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Linda Sun, the former aide to Gov. Hochul and ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo accused of working as a Chinese agent, also schemed to steer $35 million in state contracts to two PPE vendors run by a cousin and her husband at the height of the COVID pandemic, according to new court filings.—
John Annese,
New York Daily News,
26 June 2025
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This couldn’t have worked out much better for San Antonio. 15.—
Sam Vecenie,
New York Times,
26 June 2025
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However, the partnership with McDonald’s apparently wasn’t working out.—
Melissa Locker,
Southern Living,
25 June 2025
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The verdict will go a long way toward shaping the dynamic in 2028.—
Mark Z. Barabak,
Los Angeles Times,
22 June 2025
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Words have power, and taking a moment to reflect can shape the conversation -- and the outcome -- in profound ways.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
22 June 2025
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In especially timely news, Wintour announced last week her plans to down as American Vogue’s editor-in-chief after 37 years.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
30 June 2025
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Recalibrate and communicate benefits around employee needs and value – Over the next three years according to the new survey, more than half (57%) of employers plan to reallocate or rebalance their benefit spending, adding or enhancing some benefits while reducing or removing others.—
John M. Bremen,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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As women’s feet are built differently than men’s, lead designer Mahsa Aryan prioritized insights from female players when designing the shoe.—
Emma Hinchliffe,
Fortune,
23 June 2025
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Bottom sea mines are placed on the seabed and designed to detonate when a ship passes nearby.—
Amira El-Fekki,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 June 2025
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Marchers in San Francisco, host to another of the world’s largest Pride events, headed down Market Street to concert stages set up at the Civic Center Plaza.—
Philip Marcelo,
Los Angeles Times,
29 June 2025
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On June 24, TEU hosted a Tight Ends & Friends concert for the attendees and their families.—
Caroline Blair,
People.com,
26 June 2025
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“Square away.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/square%20away. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.
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