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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
This footwear has been in style since last year and can easily make a nice contrasting outfit with having a dark leather uppers, feature rounded or squared toes that bring a contrasting hardness to mom jeans’ light washes and high-waist fit.
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Aaron Royce, InStyle, 7 Jan. 2026
The Broncos defender squared himself for the tackle, only for Washington to zag left at the last second.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 22 Dec. 2025
The rounded toe and squared heel read sturdy on the pavement, with the suede and patent sections meeting at a clean seam near the front of the foot.
—Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 13 Dec. 2025
Researchers and clinicians generally define obesity based on a measure called body mass index, or BMI, which is the ratio of a person’s weight in kilograms to their height in meters, squared.
—David B. Sarwer, The Conversation, 21 Nov. 2025
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) squared the circle by holding up a copy of the Washington Examiner magazine, depicting the left-wing revolt against Schumer in March.
—W. James Antle Iii, The Washington Examiner, 13 Nov. 2025
Real physical quantities like mass and momentum never yield a negative amount when squared.
—Daniel Garisto, Quanta Magazine, 7 Nov. 2025
Win squared Florida at 5-5 on the season.
—Miami Herald, 26 Oct. 2025
Bambu Lab rates the P2S for speeds of up to 24 inches (600mm) per second and an acceleration of 787 inches (20,000mm) per second squared.
—PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Aaron Royce, InStyle, 7 Jan. 2026
The Broncos defender squared himself for the tackle, only for Washington to zag left at the last second.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 22 Dec. 2025
The rounded toe and squared heel read sturdy on the pavement, with the suede and patent sections meeting at a clean seam near the front of the foot.
—Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 13 Dec. 2025
Researchers and clinicians generally define obesity based on a measure called body mass index, or BMI, which is the ratio of a person’s weight in kilograms to their height in meters, squared.
—David B. Sarwer, The Conversation, 21 Nov. 2025
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) squared the circle by holding up a copy of the Washington Examiner magazine, depicting the left-wing revolt against Schumer in March.
—W. James Antle Iii, The Washington Examiner, 13 Nov. 2025
Real physical quantities like mass and momentum never yield a negative amount when squared.
—Daniel Garisto, Quanta Magazine, 7 Nov. 2025
Win squared Florida at 5-5 on the season.
—Miami Herald, 26 Oct. 2025
Bambu Lab rates the P2S for speeds of up to 24 inches (600mm) per second and an acceleration of 787 inches (20,000mm) per second squared.
—PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for squared
Verb
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The younger Jackson told me that Greene had chatted with his father during his swearing-in, and the two subsequently corresponded.—
Charles Bethea,
New Yorker,
5 Jan. 2026
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The team only used each frog once, and paired them with the hornet species that corresponded to their size.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
4 Dec. 2025
Verb
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Allegations that Tran bribed a witness have jeopardized a series of murder cases in Oakland, led several high-ranking police leaders to be disciplined and leveled a blow to OPD’s timeline for exiting oversight.—
Shomik Mukherjee,
Mercury News,
25 Nov. 2025
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Members of Congress were bribed.—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
23 Nov. 2025
Verb
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That usage earlier in the season coincided with injuries to Martin Odegaard and Martinelli.—
Art de Roché,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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Alcohol metabolism coincided with a major global climate disruption that fragmented East African forest ecosystems and left food scarce.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The famous Stanford Prison Experiment by Zimbardo revealed how quickly people conformed to roles of power or submission, often at the expense of empathy and fairness.—
Mary Crossan,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Columbia, Brown, and the University of Pennsylvania have made deals with the Administration to restore their funding, and other universities have conformed to what the Administration seems to want in order to avoid becoming targets themselves.—
Jeannie Suk Gersen,
New Yorker,
6 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The silhouette of the dress was mostly fitted, but with the draping element and asymmetric design, the frock featured some fluidity of movement.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
6 Nov. 2025
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The company also claimed three X-BATs could fit in the deck space of a legacy fighter or helicopter.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Leaders in Congress agreed and sent out armadas of patriot privateers to do just that, plundering British shipping around the Atlantic rim and forcing Royal Navy warships to redeploy to convoy duty.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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Advertisement In April 2021, Min Aung Hlaing personally agreed at an Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) meeting to the Five Point Consensus intended to end the bloodshed and open a path toward dialogue.—
Kim Aris,
Time,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Squared.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squared. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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