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 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 The Moon in Capricorn moves through your 4th House of Home, Family, and Emotional Roots while squaring Venus in Libra and your 1st House of Self. — Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 24 Aug. 2026 The Moon in Scorpio moves through your 3rd House of Communication while squaring Mercury in Leo and your 12th House of Solitude and Hidden Patterns. — Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 19 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for squaring

Verb

The six original moments of silence represent the times when each of the World Trade Center towers was struck, when each fell and the times corresponding to the attack of the Pentagon and crash of United Airlines Flight 93 in Pennsylvania.

— Greta Cross, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026
If the spaceship were going at a constant, faster-than-light speed, then another ship at rest would see two images, corresponding to two different times when light from the ship could reach them.

— Matt von Hippel, ArsTechnica, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of corresponding

Verb

Lucienne, a mountain girl charmed by Ortiz, eased their passage by bribing the right gendarme.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 31 Aug. 2026
At a press conference Thursday afternoon, LeVota denied the allegations but identified Legislator DaRon McGee as the candidate that federal prosecutors are accusing LeVota of bribing.

— Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of bribing

Verb

The arena is anticipated to open in 2030, coinciding with the WNBA's inaugural season in Philadelphia.

— Kaitlyn McCormick, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026
The Digest Lonnie Bunch’s retirement as secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, coinciding with the exit of over a third of its Board of Regents, leaves President Trump an opening to exert unprecedented control over the national institution.

— Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of coinciding

Verb

The key lesson for personal branding is to embrace distinctiveness, substance, and a unique voice, rather than conforming to generic professionalism.

— William Arruda, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Joby has flown its first FAA-conforming aircraft and entered the final stage of type certification.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of conforming

Verb

People are buying chore coats that actually look like they’ve been used for the namesake—the more beat-up the better.

— Ashley Poskin, Martha Stewart, 6 Sep. 2026
American motorists are buying $4 gas on Labor Day weekend for the first time in history, a fuel analyst reports.

— Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of buying

Verb

In addition to the tackles, center Luke Fortner will make his Panthers debut after agreeing to a one-year contract to succeed Cade Mays, who left in free agency.

— Joseph Person, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Parents also don’t need to worry about calculating or agreeing to a funding tier during the ARD meeting.

— Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of agreeing

Verb

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
The young women acted as underground assassins, seducing Nazi officers, luring them into the woods and killing them.

— Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 28 July 2026