SQUARING AWAY Synonyms: 76 Similar and Opposite Words

squaring away

verb

present participle of square away

as in mapping (out)

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This time, Miles Teller plays the father, an out-of-work engineer who is convinced by his ex-cop brother (Adam Driver) to go into business with a group of Russian importers working out of Gowanus.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 21 Sep. 2026
Bodine is expected to work with the Rays through Sunday, then next week join a group of 25-30 minor-leaguers working out in Port Charlotte to be available if needed.

— Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of working out

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Mandel started hammering out the pilot with showrunner Patrick Somerville (the two currently have permission to sell the scripts should another network show interest) but spent most of her days thinking about what her next novel might be.

— Seija Rankin, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2026
However, both sides of the debate left the door open to hammering out a potential compromise in the coming days before either version faces a vote by the full City Council.

— Todd Feurer, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of hammering out

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As part of the wider anniversary push, Burberry is also planning an in-store activation in London.

— Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026
After the game, manager Hinch spoke about planning the special moment ahead of Verlander’s official retirement with the help of Upton.

— Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of planning

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Her research includes designing offshore systems for recovering critical resources from the ocean.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 22 Sep. 2026
The company’s origin story is that the Saudi Crown Prince steered them into designing something unlike any other car.

— Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 22 Sep. 2026

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squaring (off)

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