SQUARING Synonyms: 84 Similar and Opposite Words

squaring

verb

present participle of square

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 Justin Bruihl came out of the bullpen and his first pitch hit David Hamilton, who was squaring around to bunt. — ABC News, 25 Sep. 2026 With the Moon in your sign squaring Mercury in your career sector, a comment, reaction, or bit of feedback could land harder than expected. — Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2026 Venus, planet of money and values, sits in your 2nd House of Resources, squaring unearthing Pluto in your 5th House of Creativity and Play. — Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 15 Sep. 2026 If others had difficultly squaring her image with her art, then that was their problem, not hers. — Marissa R. Moss, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2026 The month opens with Mars squaring Saturn on September 1, likely bringing some of August’s turmoil to a head right on your doorstep. — Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Aug. 2026 The Sun in Virgo moves through your 8th House of Shared Resources, Trust, and Mutual Support while squaring Uranus in your 5th House of Creativity, Romance, and Play. — Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for squaring

Verb

The move in its corresponding options prices was even bigger, with the Cboe Volatility index falling about four points to below 17, the biggest one-day drop in the volatility gauge since at least July.

— Oliver Renick, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2026
Close wore a coat dress made of Burkina Faso fabric, while Stone was dressed in the corresponding blazer and skirt.

— Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of corresponding

Verb

Gill and Krukoff separately pushed their way into Indigenous communities, bribing or cajoling elders to forage vines and process toxic plant compounds known as curare.

— The New Yorker, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026
Kao confessed to federal agents that his business model consisted of bribing public officials in exchange for government contracts, and that the research Navatek was providing to the government was often worthless.

— Molly Redden, ProPublica, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of bribing

Verb

Launched in July, The Edit Stick, $32, marked the brand’s biggest marketing push and largest investment to date, coinciding with the debut of its Duo Brush Conceal, $26.

— Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2026
The installation was first publicly shown in New York on January 29, coinciding with the second anniversary of the death of Hind Rajab.

— Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of coinciding

Verb

Anyone who works with multiple monitors knows the pain of having cables cluttered chaotically around their desk.

— Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 7 Nov. 2026
The Moon’s opposition to Saturn asks for patience with the gap between having an idea and knowing how to carry it out.

— Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of having

Verb

Someone looking for a straightforward term policy may prioritize price and a simple application, for example, while someone buying permanent coverage may care more about financial strength, cash value features and policy options.

— Matt Richardson, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026
Fans can also add a donation when buying tickets to any Live Nation show in Australia through November.

— Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of buying

Verb

Under the 2015 agreement, Hollywood Park paid up front for roads, water lines, streetlights and event-day police and emergency services, with the city agreeing to eventually reimburse Kroenke for those expenses.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026
Maviglio said Becerra has taken a cautious approach against Hilton, including agreeing to just one debate ahead of the election.

— Steve Large, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of agreeing

Verb

Adva Lavie, an OnlyFans model, already is facing criminal charges in Los Angeles County for allegedly seducing and stealing from rich men.

— Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
Still, with more than 40,000 industry jobs lost in the past few years, soundstages and vendor storefronts sitting empty, and lucrative overseas incentives seducing even more production away, things are bleak in town right now.

— Dominic Patten, Deadline, 6 Aug. 2026