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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
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
22 June 2026
Unlike more traditional pastels, modern iterations can actually be fun—especially when paired with square or squoval (square-oval) nail shapes or a sharp almond edge to offset their softness.
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Morgan Fargo,
Vogue,
22 June 2026
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
7 June 2026
How does King square a lifetime spent fighting for women’s sports with a position that allows biological males to compete against females?
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Dan Zaksheske Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
2 June 2026
Morgan Fargo,
Vogue,
22 June 2026
Freeman and other residents of Sheffield took to the public square for a celebration that included a reading of the Declaration of Independence.
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New York Times,
22 June 2026
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Adjective
The compact footprint is particularly valuable aboard amphibious ships where flight deck space is limited and every square meter must be carefully managed.
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Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
22 June 2026
Unlike more traditional pastels, modern iterations can actually be fun—especially when paired with square or squoval (square-oval) nail shapes or a sharp almond edge to offset their softness.
—
Morgan Fargo,
Vogue,
22 June 2026
Verb
The Mets couldn’t square anything up off of him.
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Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
7 June 2026
How does King square a lifetime spent fighting for women’s sports with a position that allows biological males to compete against females?
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Dan Zaksheske Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
2 June 2026
Noun
Unlike more traditional pastels, modern iterations can actually be fun—especially when paired with square or squoval (square-oval) nail shapes or a sharp almond edge to offset their softness.
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Morgan Fargo,
Vogue,
22 June 2026
Freeman and other residents of Sheffield took to the public square for a celebration that included a reading of the Declaration of Independence.
—
New York Times,
22 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for square
Recent Examples of Synonyms for square
Adjective
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Great for small and large living spaces alike, a rectangular coffee table can make your room feel bigger.
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Its competition includes both the Brother VC-500W label printer, which uses the same Zero Ink (Zink) technology, and the Canon Selphy QX20 photo printer, which can also print photos in both rectangular and square formats.
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Before Getting Started Not all white garments or linens are created equal.
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The honor has been bestowed upon actors, comedians, directors, producers, costume designers, writers, animators, musicians, executives, journalists, and various other individuals whose work in television has no equal.
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The three-person team then found the corresponding symbols on a paper chart.
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To discover that the notes corresponded to where there was more human activity was really very moving.
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Undercover recordings allegedly captured Owens detailing how public officials could be bribed and how the illicit funds could be laundered through businesses and campaign donations, the outlet reported.
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They are charged with wire fraud conspiracy, bribery in sporting contests and money laundering conspiracy for allegedly bribing Beasley to manipulate his performance.
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American patriotism; native, Spanish and Mexican roots On a Sunday afternoon in early May, troupes of dancers in San Elizario, Texas, turned the town plaza into a stage for a reenactment of 500 years of borderlands history.
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Another building under construction is a medical office plaza that will be 180,000 square feet, housing multiple clinics and providers.
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With his piano-pounding performances, wild vocals, bouffant hair and makeup, Little Richard burst onto the musical scene in the 1950s and shook up the stuffed shirts with a string of his hit songs that got both black and white people dancing.
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Karen Knorr’s photos of the private members’ clubs of London in the early 1980s are full of stuffed shirts wearing gleaming brogues.
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For comparison, a Caltech air monitor in Pasadena recorded about 650 micrograms per cubic meter during the Eaton fire.
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Meanwhile, France, which gets around 70 percent of its electricity from nuclear power, is moving forward with its Cigéo (Center Industriel de Stockage Géologique) deep geological repository site, designed to hold 80,000 cubic meters of waste.
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Police officers are encouraged to use their judgment and, when appropriate, provide motorists with warnings as part of the Department’s commitment to fair, impartial and community-oriented policing.
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The values imparted to me throughout my public school education — equal opportunity, impartial justice, respect for expertise, basic honesty — have been abandoned by a new breed of politician that has turned governance itself into a blood sport.
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“Square.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/square. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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