as in right
as stated or indicated without the slightest difference
a line that is squarely in the middle
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Recent Examples of squarely
Normal stays squarely in the kinetic neo-Western spirit as the Nobody and John Wick franchises.
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Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 22 Sep. 2025
That’s a common enough sacrifice on glassed-in upper floors, but surely there was a more elegant solution for the podium levels than placing a thick pillar squarely in the middle of a window.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 22 Sep. 2025
Mariota’s shoulder pad hit Quinn squarely in the face, and he was knocked backward onto the ground.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 21 Sep. 2025
That ruling put Citgo squarely in the crosshairs.
—Jordan Blum, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2025
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Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 22 Sep. 2025
That’s a common enough sacrifice on glassed-in upper floors, but surely there was a more elegant solution for the podium levels than placing a thick pillar squarely in the middle of a window.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 22 Sep. 2025
Mariota’s shoulder pad hit Quinn squarely in the face, and he was knocked backward onto the ground.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 21 Sep. 2025
That ruling put Citgo squarely in the crosshairs.
—Jordan Blum, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for squarely
Adverb
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Of course Tamra threw Gina right under that particular bus.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
26 Sep. 2025
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The cornea is a perfect alternating stack of tiny fibers that is so regular that light goes right through it, and the cells of the lens have lost nearly all their internal structures (organelles), leaving only a soup of almost identical proteins that don’t interfere much with the passage of light.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
25 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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One point is needed to open each door between rooms, and some rooms have multi-point penalties just for entering.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
26 Sep. 2025
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Check out our favorite Nordstrom sale picks below, with accessories starting at just $8.—
Caley Sturgill,
Southern Living,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Squarely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squarely. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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