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
The two challenges facing this district include the mental health crisis among our young people and the massive workforce disruption being driven by AI, and both fall squarely within this committee’s jurisdiction.
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Mercury News & East Bay Times Editorial Boards, Mercury News, 7 May 2026
Eventually, of course, the rock landed squarely on Horton.
—Angela Haupt, Time, 7 May 2026
Several of my roses fall squarely into the tolerant category.
—Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 May 2026
The responsibility lies squarely with ownership and baseball operations leadership.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 1 May 2026
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Mercury News & East Bay Times Editorial Boards, Mercury News, 7 May 2026
Eventually, of course, the rock landed squarely on Horton.
—Angela Haupt, Time, 7 May 2026
Several of my roses fall squarely into the tolerant category.
—Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 May 2026
The responsibility lies squarely with ownership and baseball operations leadership.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 1 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for squarely
Adverb
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The ball slid right underneath his glove, allowing two runs to score, and Semien to end up at second.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
29 Apr. 2026
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This is basically every aerophobic flier’s worst nightmare, and Harlin does a solid job of maintaining the fear factor and shock right up to the moment of Rich’s decision to dump fuel and ditch, since the nearest airport, Guam, is out of range.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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When the king talked about his Christian faith, GOP lawmakers were rowdier than Democrats, many of whom offered just tepid applause.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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Then, not only that, just to be able to cash in, that’s like the next step there.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Squarely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squarely. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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