squaring away

present participle of square away

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Verb
  • So there’s a chance most players are away from Santa Clara, vacationing or working out before the start of training camp in late July.
    Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 13 June 2026
  • Bath & Body Works Analyst Lorraine Hutchinson said the turnaround is working out for the body care and fragrance company.
    Michael Bloom, CNBC, 6 June 2026
Verb
  • Harris said officials are still hammering out next steps with the team.
    Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2026
  • Stocks fell sharply early in Thursday's session, but steadily clawed their way back as investors appeared to take heart from news reports that Iran and Oman are hammering out a plan to oversee traffic in the Strait of Hormuz.
    Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Real estate developers are already cautiously planning to take advantage of the eased regulations and plan to announce new projects after the law goes into effect.
    Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026
  • What to know about Artemis Under NASA's Artemis campaign, the space agency is planning to put astronauts on the surface of the moon for the first time since the Apollo era ended in 1972.
    Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 9 June 2026
Verb
  • Tasked with designing the FIFA KC Fan Fest site for the World Cup, Kansas City sports architecture firm Populous checked the boxes of musts to be included for the site at the World War I Museum.
    Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 13 June 2026
  • The latter, a toy company, co-owns the Transformers brand with Hasbro and used their expertise and technology developed from designing toys of the Autobots and Decepticons to give SORA-Q its transforming capabilities.
    Keith Cooper, Space.com, 13 June 2026
Verb
  • To succeed, Democrats must now demonstrate that, despite the costs, America’s security at home depends on its influence abroad; shaping foreign policy around traditional values benefits Americans; and respecting alliances is a source of strength.
    Missy Ryan, The Atlantic, 10 June 2026
  • Busby will receive the TV Vanguard Award in honor of her work shaping some of TV’s most ambitious and culturally relevant programming.
    Angelique Jackson, Variety, 10 June 2026
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“Squaring away.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squaring%20away. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.

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