SQUARED Synonyms: 85 Similar and Opposite Words

squared

verb

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past tense of square

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 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 The company's new Snap 'N Go series comprises nicely squared cooler boxes that stack and store neatly when full and even more neatly after instantly folding down to a fraction their size. —

New Atlas, 14 Mar. 2026 From the moment the Lakers held their 12-point advantage, the Suns squared the game away with a 36-18 run – including a 3-pointer from Gillespie, followed by a flagrant foul on Ayton, that allowed the Suns to open a 10-point lead. —

Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 27 Feb. 2026 But even as White squared his shoulders to assume the stalwart stance of the team leader, the frustration and exhaustion of the deadline won out. —

Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2026 The instant Nelson turned after collecting the rebound from Sarah Strong‘s missed layup, Fudd was already in her space, body squared to cut off the passing lane toward the sideline Nelson was looking for. —

Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 5 Feb. 2026

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McMahon corresponded with his professors.

— Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
Two greats of 17th-century math, Blaise Pascal and Pierre de Fermat, corresponded about the problem in a famous series of letters.

— Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 19 Apr. 2026