square off
verb
squared off; squaring off; squares off
: to take a fighting stance : prepare to fight
also
: fight
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Two of the best teams in Major League Rugby will square off Saturday night at Torero Stadium.
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Ivan Carter, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
Two of the top three teams in the Eastern Conference square off in a late-season tilt that could be a preview of the NBA Playoffs as the New York Knicks (48-27) travel to Ohio to take on the Cleveland Cavaliers (60-15).
—Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
Two teams that are fighting for play-in position in their respective conferences will square off when the Kings open a six-game road trip against the Orlando Magic on Saturday at Kia Center.
—Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 29 Mar. 2025
Rollins nailed Reigns with two stomps. Rollins and Punk squared off in a cage match earlier this month and won when Reigns pulled him out of the cage.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 29 Mar. 2025
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Ivan Carter, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
Two of the top three teams in the Eastern Conference square off in a late-season tilt that could be a preview of the NBA Playoffs as the New York Knicks (48-27) travel to Ohio to take on the Cleveland Cavaliers (60-15).
—Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
Two teams that are fighting for play-in position in their respective conferences will square off when the Kings open a six-game road trip against the Orlando Magic on Saturday at Kia Center.
—Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 29 Mar. 2025
Rollins nailed Reigns with two stomps. Rollins and Punk squared off in a cage match earlier this month and won when Reigns pulled him out of the cage.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 29 Mar. 2025
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“Square off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/square%20off. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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