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as in equal
marked by justice, honesty, and freedom from bias
received a square hearing from the disciplinary panel
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as in to correspond
to be in agreement on every point
that explanation squares entirely with the evidence that we've seen
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as in to bribe
to influence someone with a bribe
tried to square the police officer into ignoring the illegal operation
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as in standpatter
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Recent Examples of square
Christopher Urban, Harpers Magazine, 16 July 2025
This 5-inch, white plastic square is a dual-band Wi-Fi 6 router with gigabit WAN and LAN Ethernet ports.
—Simon Hill, Wired News, 12 July 2025
Chris Sims, The Courier-Journal, 14 July 2025
Lovett is particularly active in Dallas-Fort Worth and Houston, with more than 13 million square feet of space completed, under construction or acquired in those two areas.
—Julianna Duennes Russ, Austin American Statesman, 14 July 2025
Lisa Stardust, Refinery29, 4 June 2025
On June 23, the sun in Cancer will square Neptune in Aries, creating a fog and tug-of-war that pits our emotional needs against our wildest, most impulsive desires.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 23 June 2025
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Adjective
Superimposed on these rectangles are two clear squares for windows.
—Christopher Urban, Harpers Magazine, 16 July 2025
This 5-inch, white plastic square is a dual-band Wi-Fi 6 router with gigabit WAN and LAN Ethernet ports.
—Simon Hill, Wired News, 12 July 2025
Verb
The size will be approximately 128,000 square feet.
—Chris Sims, The Courier-Journal, 14 July 2025
Lovett is particularly active in Dallas-Fort Worth and Houston, with more than 13 million square feet of space completed, under construction or acquired in those two areas.
—Julianna Duennes Russ, Austin American Statesman, 14 July 2025
Noun
Venus will square Pluto on June 9th, intensifying relationships and power struggles within them.
—Lisa Stardust, Refinery29, 4 June 2025
On June 23, the sun in Cancer will square Neptune in Aries, creating a fog and tug-of-war that pits our emotional needs against our wildest, most impulsive desires.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 23 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for square
Adjective
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Save on runners and rectangular options starting at $33.—
Ali Faccenda,
People.com,
12 July 2025
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For example, a set of blue chairs at the far end of a rectangular garden will make the space feel larger than a set of red chairs in the same place.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
12 July 2025
Adjective
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Strange, that such extravagance could be found consorting with an equal amount of rot.—
Lizz Schumer,
People.com,
28 July 2025
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The owners of the pass-through entity receive a state tax credit equal to the amount the entity paid.—
Jeremy Babener,
Forbes.com,
28 July 2025
Verb
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Note: Most subscribers have some, but not all, of the puzzles that correspond to the following set of solutions for their local newspaper.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
31 July 2025
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Those results would correspond to earnings growth of 14.2% year over year, as well as a 14% jump in revenue when compared to the prior-year period.—
Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
30 July 2025
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On the other hand, Piña was charged with two counts of wire fraud, two counts of money laundering, one count of conspiracy and one count of bribing a public official.—
Joseph Wilkinson,
New York Daily News,
10 July 2025
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In earlier testimony, a Los Angeles hotel employee said Combs bribed him for a video, published by CNN last year, that depicts Combs attacking Ventura in the hotel’s hallway.—
Conor Murray,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025
Noun
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Long before the shops and restaurants or the plaza and the iconic pier were built, before Huntington Beach rose to fame as Surf City, Native American tribes called this region home.—
Laylan Connelly,
Oc Register,
25 July 2025
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The Monon Trailhead is a beautiful, small plaza featuring a glorious large park fountain, a few benches and maps which recall the days of the vital Monon Railway system which linked Chicago to southern Indiana and beyond.—
Philip Potempa,
Chicago Tribune,
25 July 2025
Adjective
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Restructuring sounds proactive; business optimization sounds strategic; and a focus on cost structures feels impartial.—
Kevin Williams,
CNBC,
20 July 2025
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While representing a 26-year-old Shoshone County woman accused in 2014 of suffocating her boyfriend’s 22-month-old child, Taylor succeeded in getting the trial moved to Kootenai County out of concern of seating an impartial jury.—
Kevin Fixler,
Idaho Statesman,
17 July 2025
Verb
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The vote has coincided with efforts by Beijing to raise its military and diplomatic pressure on Taiwan.—
Jan Camenzind Broomby,
NPR,
26 July 2025
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Yet this rift still coincides with a deepening fiscal crisis.—
Joël Té-Léssia Assoko,
semafor.com,
25 July 2025
Verb
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If Jackson can stay steady (and healthy), the Panthers’ double-down bet will pay off.—
Mike Kaye
July 14,
Charlotte Observer,
14 July 2025
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The work paid off, as chassis No. 100913 has subsequently garnered class wins at the Amelia Island, Radnor Hunt, and Hilton Head concours—all in 2021—along with the 2024 Greenwich Concours d’Elegance and this year’s ModaMiami.—
Viju Mathew,
Robb Report,
14 July 2025
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“Square.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/square. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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