as in to lay out
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Recent Examples of square away
Even the Bengals managed to get things squared away with wide receivers Ja'Marr Chase and Tee Higgins!
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Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, 17 Mar. 2025
The best part is that the holiday falls on the Friday before a long weekend, so make sure to have any dinner reservations, hotel bookings, or flower deliveries squared away before then.
—Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 1 Feb. 2025
Each death has to be countenanced as a fact, squared away in the record books.
—Caitlin Flanagan, The Atlantic, 9 Dec. 2024
Once that’s squared away, the organization’s attention turns to luring top-end talent, of which there is plenty.
—Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 31 Oct. 2024
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Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, 17 Mar. 2025
The best part is that the holiday falls on the Friday before a long weekend, so make sure to have any dinner reservations, hotel bookings, or flower deliveries squared away before then.
—Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 1 Feb. 2025
Each death has to be countenanced as a fact, squared away in the record books.
—Caitlin Flanagan, The Atlantic, 9 Dec. 2024
Once that’s squared away, the organization’s attention turns to luring top-end talent, of which there is plenty.
—Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 31 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for square away
Verb
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Yet the findings revealed nothing like the elaborate espionage operation that Drumright had laid out.—
Michael Luo,
New Yorker,
8 June 2025
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Other videos show encounters with United Nations’ convoys in the same area. Israel – and in particular Netanyahu – has never laid out clear plans for what governance and security in Gaza might look like if or when Hamas is defeated.—
Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
8 June 2025
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Members are staring down a key four-week stretch to hammer out provisions of the bill, with their Fourth of July goal in sight and pressure mounting to complete President Trump’s top domestic agenda priority.—
Al Weaver,
The Hill,
1 June 2025
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Though the final legislation will likely mirror broad elements of the deal brokered by Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), GOP senators are hammering out differences over deeper budget cuts, Medicaid provisions, clean energy incentives, and more.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
30 May 2025
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There’s going to be a queen in there trying to get the show director job, who will lie and scheme.—
Joey Nolfi Updated,
EW.com,
7 June 2025
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Of course, [opponents] are going to do their best to scheme it up.—
Antwan Staley,
New York Daily News,
29 May 2025
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There has been a lot written about how your body can influence your mood—from the importance of working out to meditating, to getting enough sleep.—
Aliza Knox,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2025
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That didn’t work out so well when the bored kid annexed Crimea.—
Stephen Collinson,
CNN Money,
31 May 2025
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The hard part is to successfully shape what comes next.—
Howard Homonoff,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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This duality—publicly shaping an industry that hid Jewishness while privately remaining steeped in it—mirrors the larger duality of Thalberg’s career.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
9 June 2025
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The reservation platform OpenTable reports 52% of consumers planned to go it alone at restaurants in 2025.—
Lois K. Solomon,
Sun Sentinel,
6 June 2025
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The company apparently plans to use the design of the Vision Pro's visionOS software as a jumping-off point for the new designs, introducing more transparency and UI elements that appear to be floating on the surface of your screen.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
6 June 2025
Verb
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The capsule will be exhibited in a space designed by designer Linda Bergroth, will take place at 3DaysofDesign in Copenhagen on June 17 to June 21 at the Marimekko store on Pilestraede 29.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
10 June 2025
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Production designing the ornate bathroom was an adventure.—
Bill Desowitz,
IndieWire,
10 June 2025
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That spectacle included military flyovers, concerts with expensive talent like Jennifer Lopez and Usher, and seemingly more fireworks than the Fourth of July.—
Erik Shilling,
Robb Report,
24 Apr. 2025
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With Taylor Swift's Eras tour in full swing last year, Unclaimed Baggage reported an uptick in sparkly clothes, friendship bracelets, and concert merchandise in the inventory.—
Zach Wichter,
USA Today,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Square away.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/square%20away. Accessed 15 Jun. 2025.
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