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 The Moon moves through Scorpio and your 1st House of Self while squaring Jupiter in Leo and your 10th House of Career. — Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2026 Two senior advisers to the Secretary of State took the delicate assignment of squaring the draft with the uncomfortable facts. — David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 20 July 2026 The Yankees got a game off the Rays on Thursday afternoon, squaring the 4-game series between the two teams. — Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 10 July 2026 The nurturing Moon settles into your 4th House of Home, squaring transformative Pluto in your 1st House of Identity, so family rhythms may confront personal growth. — Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 9 July 2026 Your 11th House of Friends lights up as the life-giving Sun energizes that area, squaring obligating Saturn in your 8th House of Intimacy and Shared Resources. — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 6 July 2026 But the first pass went to Dembele, who joined the spirit of generosity by squaring it to his captain for a tap-in. — Matt Slater, New York Times, 23 June 2026 On June 10, for instance, Mercury will clash with Saturn (after squaring Neptune on June 3), which can make conversations feel heavier than usual. — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 4 June 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for squaring

Verb

Like Bill Gates and MacKenzie Scott today, Rosenwald realized that people who command great wealth have corresponding responsibilities to help others.

— Harold Pollack, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026
Each doughnut is topped with pieces resembling their corresponding characters.

— Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of corresponding

Verb

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
Rand Paul, in particular, seems bent on getting Fauci prosecuted for allegedly bribing and coercing intelligence officials to aid in his cover-up.

— Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 28 July 2026

Definition of bribing

Verb

But something fascinating was happening behind the scenes, coinciding with the disaster that had sent Olin overseas and left her bandmates, Augustin and Nathan Slone — located in New York City — shocked.

— Julius Miller, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026
In October, Snyder says,The Librarians will be released on major streaming platforms coinciding with Banned Book Week.

— Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of coinciding

Verb

This, in turn, left the defence exposed, with Sheffield United having 20 attempts on goal in Wrexham’s 2-1 fightback win at Bramall Lane in mid-March.

— Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026
Macron had ordered the government to expedite this bill’s passage through parliament, with the aim of having legislation in place for the beginning of the school year in September.

— Pierre P Bairin, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of having

Verb

Joby has flown its first FAA-conforming aircraft and entered the final stage of type certification.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 5 Aug. 2026
Tempur-Pedic’s proprietary material is a body-conforming foam the brand uses for their popular mattresses, toppers, and pillows.

— Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of conforming

Verb

Enterprises buying an appliance, an edge inference product or a private deployment from a systems integrator should ask which artifact ships inside it.

— Janakiram MSV, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
The company also acquired a bank, expanded to tourism and even considered buying an airline.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of buying

Verb

Ahmed and Gilkar say West cut off communication with them shortly after agreeing to terminate the pregnancy.

— Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
James Ratcliff spoke for the Farley Road Neighborhood Coalition, agreeing that a continuance is necessary because of the change in the occupancy limit count.

— Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 19 Aug. 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