squared

past tense of square

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of squared Kansas City Chiefs offensive coordinator Matt Nagy, who was then the head coach of the Chicago Bears, saw that talent twice a year when the NFC rivals squared it off. Jeff Fedotin, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2025 Miguel Rojas squared around to bunt them over but popped it up. Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 16 Aug. 2025 The stilettos were pared back to their essentials — a thin strap at the toes, squared sole and a high heel balanced on a spindly stem. Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for squared
Verb
  • Such incidents, in the past, would have had her run home, and write about them furiously in her journal, worried that forgetting them would erase the blessings corresponded to it.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Surprisingly, that surge has corresponded with the team deciding to part ways with franchise slugger Rafael Devers, and several players have stepped up to fill his shoes.
    Peter Chawaga, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Reviewing fake CDLs experts say are sometimes issued by unscrupulous American trucking schools or bribed Mexican bureaucrats.
    Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2025
  • But the vast majority of officials caught stealing, being bribed or taking kickbacks become footnotes in local history, with the cost of the graft passed on to taxpayers.
    Joe Mahr, Chicago Tribune, 22 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Strikingly, this rapid shift coincided with major alterations in genes linked to autism—likely shaped by natural selection factors unique to the human species.
    Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
  • That perceptible swing—characterized by personality, warmth, and settled approachability—coincided with Amy Astley’s appointment as our head of editorial content.
    Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
  • That means having to cut jokes that don't fit his do-no-harm MO.
    Erin Jensen, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
  • There’s nothing worse than hitting the trail with hiking shoes that don’t fit properly.
    Alice Bennett, Travel + Leisure, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The House General Investigating Committee, led by Republicans, unanimously agreed to bring forth 20 articles of impeachment.
    Kimberly Ross, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Watching beets grow is almost as bad as eating them, all of us agreed.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • With a cozy cottage feel, the Allwood Claudia Tiny Home Kit fits in anywhere from the woods, to the waterside, or even in your backyard (depending on your HOA).
    Gabriela Izquierdo, Southern Living, 12 Sep. 2025
  • That means having to cut jokes that don't fit his do-no-harm MO.
    Erin Jensen, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025

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“Squared.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squared. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.

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