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as in corresponded
to be in agreement on every point
that explanation squares entirely with the evidence that we've seen
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as in bribed
to influence someone with a bribe
tried to square the police officer into ignoring the illegal operation
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Recent Examples of squared
Perhaps that’s unexpectedness squared.
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Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
Angulo squared it to Dorsey, who routinely knocked it home to put Orlando up 1-0.
—Kyle Foley, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 May 2026
The shoes had a low rounded vamp, softly squared cap toe and short tapered heel, bringing a two-texture black finish to her purple lace dress.
—Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 11 May 2026
Apple rates the Studio Display XDR's peak HDR luminance at a searing 2,000 nits (candelas per meter squared), and SDR brightness at 1,000 nits.
—Tony Hoffman, PC Magazine, 11 Apr. 2026
Seven minutes later and City had their fourth when Nico O’Reilly squared for Haaland to tap in for his hat-trick.
—Andy Jones, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2026
On April 3, for instance, Venus in Taurus squared Pluto in Aquarius, creating tension between partnerships and matters tied to home, family or emotional security.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 6 Apr. 2026
The fact that the speed of light in a vacuum (c) appears squared in the equation means that even a small mass has a huge amount of energy stored in it, given that c = 3 × 108 meters per second.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Mar. 2026
The largest island is Diego Garcia (area 44 km squared), the site of a joint military facility of the United Kingdom and the United States.
—Azhar Sukri, CNBC, 22 Mar. 2026
Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
Angulo squared it to Dorsey, who routinely knocked it home to put Orlando up 1-0.
—Kyle Foley, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 May 2026
The shoes had a low rounded vamp, softly squared cap toe and short tapered heel, bringing a two-texture black finish to her purple lace dress.
—Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 11 May 2026
Apple rates the Studio Display XDR's peak HDR luminance at a searing 2,000 nits (candelas per meter squared), and SDR brightness at 1,000 nits.
—Tony Hoffman, PC Magazine, 11 Apr. 2026
Seven minutes later and City had their fourth when Nico O’Reilly squared for Haaland to tap in for his hat-trick.
—Andy Jones, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2026
On April 3, for instance, Venus in Taurus squared Pluto in Aquarius, creating tension between partnerships and matters tied to home, family or emotional security.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 6 Apr. 2026
The fact that the speed of light in a vacuum (c) appears squared in the equation means that even a small mass has a huge amount of energy stored in it, given that c = 3 × 108 meters per second.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Mar. 2026
The largest island is Diego Garcia (area 44 km squared), the site of a joint military facility of the United Kingdom and the United States.
—Azhar Sukri, CNBC, 22 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for squared
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BrightEdge found usage spikes that corresponded to major AI players launching their newest models.—
Megan Poinski,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2026
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The initiative confirmed that the number tracking device found on the dead animal corresponded with the one that had been attached to the whale, German news agency dpa reported.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 May 2026
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Two months later, chairman Lord Triesman, who passed away earlier this year, was forced to quit after being recorded speculating about referees being bribed at the World Cup.—
Jack Pitt-Brooke,
New York Times,
2 June 2026
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Then, Chang-ho bribed Ye-jin’s chief competition at HIT Home Shopping, Yun-ji (Park Ah-in), to get the Good Morning Cream on the broadcast product list.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
29 May 2026
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The resort’s inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places coincided with its revival in the 1980s—a placard near the entrance provides a timeline of its entire history, which began in 1883.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 June 2026
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The pullback coincided with Nvidia’s Computex conference, where fellow Club name Nvidia unveiled a new PC processor designed for artificial intelligence agents.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
3 June 2026
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Those interested in 529 savings plans should beware that not all states have fully conformed their income tax codes to the federal code.—
Bob Carlson,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2026
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The league has conformed to The King’s whims.—
John Hollinger,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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The marble bathrooms are fitted with both deep soaking tubs and walk-in showers—two options for using the Guerlain bath products—plus heated flooring and flat-screen televisions embedded in the fog-free mirrors.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
4 June 2026
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Those works came in the wake of much debate about both zombie formalism, a term coined by critic-artist Walter Robinson, and provisional painting, coined by critic Raphael Rubinstein, but fit into neither category.—
Brian Boucher,
ARTnews.com,
3 June 2026
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Cuba's armed forces said on Facebook that the meeting took place with mutual agreement and that both sides agreed to maintain communication.—
Phil Stewart,
USA Today,
30 May 2026
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The company agreed to pay a civil penalty of $306,426, according to a consent agreement.—
Jason Henry,
Oc Register,
30 May 2026
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“Squared.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squared. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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