squaring away

verb

present participle of square away
as in mapping (out)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for squaring away
  1. working out
  2. hammering out
  3. planning
  4. designing
  5. shaping
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  • Donald has been working out at the Rams' Woodland Hills training complex and at home for several weeks in his attempt to return to NFL shape.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Four days before a Carabao Cup first-round tie at home to Portsmouth on Saturday, head coach Nuno Espirito Santo is still working out his strongest team.
    — Lee Clayton, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of working out
Verb
  • Once Alex Ovechkin made his decision, hammering out the details took only a few minutes.
    — Bailey Johnson, Washington Post, 6 July 2026
  • Pritzker needs to take a hands-on approach, gathering all the stakeholders well in advance of the November veto session and hammering out a workable regimen, to ensure lawmakers have something on which to vote.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2026
Definition of hammering out
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  • The unexpected weekend getaway While planning ahead is crucial during the busy summer months, some of the best memories come from those spur-of-the-moment trips.
    — Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Rebuilding global inventories would take about 18 months, even before accounting for new storage facilities that countries are planning as part of their energy security strategies.
    — Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of planning
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  • More recently, Dean and Vinyals played a key role in designing Google’s Gemini AI models.
    — Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 5 Aug. 2026
  • In 2013, Aflalo started designing and manufacturing clothes along with tailoring, and began selling them through a website.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of designing
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  • Careers often carry more of our identity than realized, shaping daily life and self-perception.
    — Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2026
  • In a new subscriber-exclusive newsletter, NBC News’ chief data analyst, Steve Kornacki, will get into the numbers, trends and data shaping the biggest stories heading into the midterms.
    — Daniela Suarez, NBC news, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of shaping
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