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as in corresponding
to be in agreement on every point
that explanation squares entirely with the evidence that we've seen
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as in bribing
to influence someone with a bribe
tried to square the police officer into ignoring the illegal operation
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Recent Examples of squaring
On June 10, for instance, Mercury will clash with Saturn (after squaring Neptune on June 3), which can make conversations feel heavier than usual.
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Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 4 June 2026
Joy asks for a simple budget with free-loving Venus lighting your 5th House of Creativity and squaring responsible Saturn in your 2nd House of Money.
—Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 28 May 2026
The Sox hammered five home runs while squaring the City Series at one game apiece.
—Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 17 May 2026
The Moon in your sensitive 8th house is squaring Venus in your aspirational 11th house, potentially inciting irritation at the intersection of individual privacy and group plans.
—Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 12 Apr. 2026
The intuitive Moon stirs your 7th House of Companionship, squaring fortuitous Jupiter in your 4th House of Care, so promises and comfort could pull in opposite directions.
—Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 2 Apr. 2026
Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 4 June 2026
Joy asks for a simple budget with free-loving Venus lighting your 5th House of Creativity and squaring responsible Saturn in your 2nd House of Money.
—Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 28 May 2026
The Sox hammered five home runs while squaring the City Series at one game apiece.
—Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 17 May 2026
The Moon in your sensitive 8th house is squaring Venus in your aspirational 11th house, potentially inciting irritation at the intersection of individual privacy and group plans.
—Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 12 Apr. 2026
The intuitive Moon stirs your 7th House of Companionship, squaring fortuitous Jupiter in your 4th House of Care, so promises and comfort could pull in opposite directions.
—Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 2 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for squaring
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In a corresponding move, the team placed swing tackle Storm Norton on the physically unable to perform list, which ended his season.—
Daniel Flick,
AJC.com,
15 June 2026
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The corresponding measurement for heating is called heating seasonal performance factor.—
Moncef Krarti,
The Conversation,
15 June 2026
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Similar raids by the feds at addresses tied to then-Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao and then-San Leandro City Councilmember Bryan Azevedo eventually led to criminal indictments against both politicians, as well as the businessmen accused of bribing them.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
9 June 2026
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Andrew openly discussed bribing law-enforcement officials in War Room chats, and bragged on social media about his connections.—
Heidi Blake,
New Yorker,
8 June 2026
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The path wasn’t a straight line, with 2022 taking a hit from elevated catastrophe losses, but margins and investment income have accelerated sharply, coinciding nicely with the implementation of AI and higher-for-longer interest rates.—
Josh Brown,Sean Russo,
CNBC,
11 June 2026
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Moench’s hiring came after co-studios Amazon MGM and New Regency hit pause on the show last fall, coinciding with Sloane signing an overall deal at HBO.—
Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
11 June 2026
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Before Mexico-South Africa kicks off here in a few minutes, FIFA is marching in all 48 flags for the countries participating in the tournament and having the flag-bearers stand in a circle at midfield.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
12 June 2026
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The genre by definition requires re-enactments, and does the act of gathering a bunch actors and going to Tehran (or Morocco) give more credibility to the project than having a computer do it?—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
11 June 2026
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Only the third-ever executive producer of the long-running program, Owens shared that the secret to the show’s success was in its resistance to conforming.—
Kyler Alvord,
PEOPLE,
7 June 2026
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Loans that meet these guidelines are conforming loans; loans that do not are nonconforming.—
Becca Stanek,
TheWeek,
2 June 2026
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Soon various interest groups and Super PACs started texting and calling voters and buying television ads trying to convince lawmakers to change their minds.—
Kayla Dwyer,
IndyStar,
11 Dec. 2025
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Typically, people buying coverage through the marketplace cannot get health insurance through work and don't qualify for coverage through Medicaid or Medicare.—
Sarah Volpenhein,
jsonline.com,
11 Dec. 2025
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The news comes with the BBC recently agreeing a deal to make shows for YouTube for the first time, which includes documentary channels like BBC3’s Deepwatch (working title), featuring new and existing docs.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
11 June 2026
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The two sides eventually settled in 2023, with the nonprofits agreeing to return $14 million to the county.—
Claire Wang,
Oc Register,
11 June 2026
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The video featured a tired Madonna running into a mysterious man and woman in a hotel hallway, with the two seducing the singer into a night together, done as a tribute to the 1963 French film Bay of Angels, which starred Jeanne Moreau.—
Angela Andaloro,
PEOPLE,
26 Nov. 2025
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The film pits Sarah (Rachel Weisz), the Duchess of Marlborough and Anne’s secret lover, against her downtrodden cousin Abigail (Emma Stone), who finds a way to ascend the royal ladder by seducing Anne for her own benefit.—
Samantha Allen,
Them.,
20 Nov. 2025
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“Squaring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squaring. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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