Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for squared away
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The 5-foot-5 de Oliveira, who worked out mostly at receiver Saturday, showed adept ball skills catching the football and her quick feet presented a challenge for defensive backs trying to cover her routes.—
Chris Hays,
The Orlando Sentinel,
16 Feb. 2026 -
While Minnesota was hot from deep, the tactic worked out in the end Sunday.—
Andy Greder,
Twin Cities,
8 Feb. 2026
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The group hammered out details on things like identifying a chain of command for communication with ICE agents, talking through different possible scenarios and sorting through an understanding of judicial warrants and regulations.—
Beki San Martin,
Freep.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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But several issues need to be hammered out.—
Mike Jones,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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The European Space Agency telescope is designed to make a 3D map of the universe by looking at billions of galaxies up to 10 billion light years away across one third of the sky.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 Feb. 2026
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The transfer shell game The problems compound when ICE transfers detainees without notice, a practice attorneys said is a kind of shell game designed to frustrate legal challenges.—
Ben Fenwick,
Oklahoma Watch,
13 Feb. 2026
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The ailing astronaut and the three others returned to Earth more than a month sooner than planned.—
Marcia Dunn,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Feb. 2026
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Crew-12 is a replacement crew for Crew-11, a team of four astronauts who returned to Earth earier than planned last month in what was the first-ever medical evacuation of the space station.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
14 Feb. 2026
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That experience shaped my approach—focused on growth, efficiency, and keeping government out of the way.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Feb. 2026
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My education journey, shaped by segregation and opportunity has deeply influenced my commitment to equity, access and lifelong learning.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
14 Feb. 2026
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On the men’s side, Zuccarello takes pride in his country’s 19-year streak of appearing at the World Championships, and two Norwegians — Brandsegg-Nygård (Detroit) and Stian Solberg (Anaheim) — were drafted in the first round of the 2024 NHL Draft.—
Peter Baugh,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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Since then, legislation has been drafted several times to codify the requirement in state law, but the idea has yet to win the approval of state lawmakers.—
Clark Kauffman,
Iowa Capital Dispatch,
18 Feb. 2026
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“Squared away.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squared%20away. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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