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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
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Other than leaving his teammates, Walker enjoyed what the Chiefs brought to the table during the free agency tampering period, agreeing to terms on day one.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
6 May 2026
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The first few days set voting records for the state as more than 35,000 had submitted ballots by the end of day one.—
Irene Wright,
USA Today,
4 May 2026
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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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This area was ground zero for funneling OxyContin and its generic equivalent, oxycodone, to virtually every state east of the Mississippi.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
2 May 2026
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Marwa Yazbek is from Dihariya, a Hezbollah stronghold in southern Beirut, which was ground zero for Israeli strikes when the war broke out.—
NBC News,
NBC news,
24 Apr. 2026
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Clark spent six weeks at the beginning of this school year setting up and practicing classroom routines and procedures with her students.—
Stacker,
Hartford Courant,
9 May 2026
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Humble beginnings Menjívar arrived undocumented in the United States at age 18, fleeing a bloody civil war in El Salvador, stowed away in a car to avoid detection at the border.—
Max Saltman,
CNN Money,
8 May 2026
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Even as home-plate umpire Adam Beck directed Story toward first base, Red Sox players leaped out of the dugout.—
Cody Stavenhagen,
New York Times,
6 May 2026
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Kyle Tucker had the Dodgers’ first hit of the game, a ground ball that kicked off first base and into the outfield for a double to lead off the second inning.—
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
6 May 2026
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“Square one.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/square%20one. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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