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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
Your 6th House of To-Do Lists features the intuitive Moon squaring the dynamic Sun in your 9th House of Exploration.
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Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 9 Feb. 2026
Though squaring over nine feet, the boar was thin.
—Scott Haugen, Outdoor Life, 4 Feb. 2026
Yet in the long run, squaring that circle proved impossible.
—Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
Once the prompt has made it past the filter and through to the language model, the model can open the time-lock puzzle by repeatedly squaring the number.
—Peter Hall, Quanta Magazine, 10 Dec. 2025
Mars in Sag is squaring Neptune in Pisces this week, creating tension between your desire to hustle independently and your need to lean on community support.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 7 Dec. 2025
With Venus in your career zone squaring Pluto in your sign, power struggles or clashes of ego could surface, especially if others project their expectations onto you.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
That timing meant Mitoma had only Maguire to bypass when squaring for Yankuba Minteh after sprinting clear.
—Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 9 Feb. 2026
Though squaring over nine feet, the boar was thin.
—Scott Haugen, Outdoor Life, 4 Feb. 2026
Yet in the long run, squaring that circle proved impossible.
—Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
Once the prompt has made it past the filter and through to the language model, the model can open the time-lock puzzle by repeatedly squaring the number.
—Peter Hall, Quanta Magazine, 10 Dec. 2025
Mars in Sag is squaring Neptune in Pisces this week, creating tension between your desire to hustle independently and your need to lean on community support.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 7 Dec. 2025
With Venus in your career zone squaring Pluto in your sign, power struggles or clashes of ego could surface, especially if others project their expectations onto you.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
That timing meant Mitoma had only Maguire to bypass when squaring for Yankuba Minteh after sprinting clear.
—Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for squaring
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Each dinner will have a theme and corresponding pasta dish, along with a standard menu for all six Fridays.—
Elizabeth Marie Himchak,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Feb. 2026
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Requiring that new data centers demonstrate no corresponding price increase on utility ratepayers before being issued the necessary permits and zoning approvals forces innovation.—
Bradley Tusk,
New York Daily News,
17 Feb. 2026
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Even without bribing the bots to provide direct advertising, brands are already trying to find ways to get into the good books of AI search results.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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Then, in February of last year, Coral Gables criminal defense attorney David Macey was indicted along with Pagan on charges of bribing Costanzo to obtain confidential information about drug-trafficking suspects to recruit them as potential clients for his law firm.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
31 Jan. 2026
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Since 2020-21, there has been a drop in the share of moderate- and high-pressure open-play goals from outside the penalty area, coinciding with an increase in the rate of low-pressure goals.—
Ahmed Walid,
New York Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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The first date is June 11, coinciding with the World Cup’s opening match in Mexico City.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
17 Feb. 2026
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There were noticeable knock-on effects of having so few fixtures.—
Andy Mitten,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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Once chewed up by the machine of expectation and found guilty of the eternal athletic sin of having too much talent too soon, Liu has since learned how to spit back rather than be spit out.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
20 Feb. 2026
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Exile is a state of being barred from a homeland—of being forced to live in a foreign world as punishment for not conforming.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 Feb. 2026
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Rock n’ roll is not conforming to the people who came before you, but creating your own path in music and life.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
11 Feb. 2026
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That went to local author and historian Sam Sweet, who visited the store with no intention of buying anything and left with the Viktor, which now sits on his writing desk.—
Oliver Wang,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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In December 2024, Saks Global purchased the Neiman Marcus Group and proceeded to consolidate the Neiman Marcus and Saks Fifth Avenue buying teams into one, while the Bergdorf Goodman buying team remains separate.—
David Moin,
Footwear News,
20 Feb. 2026
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This whole proposal for collaboration might hold some water if there were two CEOs, both looking out for their responsibilities and agreeing to work together.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
22 Feb. 2026
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The city approved a development agreement for the project in 2018, with the city agreeing to pay $15 million for infrastructure, including streets and parks.—
Claire Osborn,
Austin American Statesman,
21 Feb. 2026
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Ian Somerhalder’s character delights in seducing aggro closeted dudes.—
Ky Henderson,
Rolling Stone,
15 Feb. 2026
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This is so outrageous that even Creepy Professor Oliver McCreepenstein, a middle-aged married man currently seducing his 17-year-old student, is aghast.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Vulture,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Squaring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squaring. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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