squared away

Definition of squared awaynext
past tense of square away
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for squared away
Verb
  • Poliakoff could not say how much taller because that’s still being worked out.
    Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 11 May 2026
  • The first two haven’t worked out yet.
    Chris Branch, New York Times, 11 May 2026
Verb
  • The final spending plan will be hammered out between the mayor and the Council before the July 1 start of the 2027 fiscal year.
    New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 13 May 2026
  • The final compensation for top WBD executives when the merger deal closes has yet to be hammered out, but Zaslav and others are in line to get nine-figure payouts.
    Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 30 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Originally designed as a response to the Black Lives Matter protests and a call to keep armed police officers out of the Metro system, the agency deployed roughly three hundred ambassadors to stations and transit vehicles in the city’s core.
    Oren Peleg, New Yorker, 9 May 2026
  • The Dodgers dropped outfielder Kyle Tucker to sixth in the lineup Friday, in a batting order Roberts said was designed to combat Atlanta Braves ace Chris Sale.
    Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2026
Verb
  • On March 15th, while Hitler spoke from a palace balcony to hundreds of thousands of ecstatic Austrians, Heidi’s father planned escapes for his family.
    Nicholas Dawidoff, New Yorker, 10 May 2026
  • That told me that the CTA planned — or at least hoped — to eventually extend the line from Midway to Ford City.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2026
Verb
  • Zelenskyy said Ukraine’s decision on how to engage with those discussions was shaped in part by the prospect of freeing its prisoners.
    Darlene Superville, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2026
  • The address—which hosted a grand opening on March 25—is replete with institutions that have shaped the capital’s traditions of private hospitality.
    Ken Silverio, Robb Report, 9 May 2026
Verb
  • Vrabel was not with the team the day Hutchins was drafted.
    Mike Toole, CBS News, 13 May 2026
  • He was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in 1965, the fifth overall pick out of Cal.
    Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 12 May 2026
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“Squared away.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squared%20away. Accessed 15 May. 2026.

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