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as in equal
marked by justice, honesty, and freedom from bias
received a square hearing from the disciplinary panel
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as in to correspond
to be in agreement on every point
that explanation squares entirely with the evidence that we've seen
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as in to bribe
to influence someone with a bribe
tried to square the police officer into ignoring the illegal operation
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as in standpatter
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Recent Examples of square
Stefan Ionescu
march 30, New Atlas, 30 Mar. 2026
Set across 11 acres overlooking the Caribbean Sea, the estate includes more than 13,000 square feet of living space arranged across three wings.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 30 Mar. 2026
Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Mar. 2026
The moody Moon activates your 3rd House of Chatter while squaring radical Uranus in your 6th House of Sensibility, prompting updates in accordance with shifting timelines.
—Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 16 Mar. 2026
Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 1 Apr. 2026
This year, my resistance was aided by unbetterable presses dedicated to literature in translation, like the Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute, whose books include prose as well as poetry, and Archipelago Books, a publisher of square-shaped, deliciously pastry-sized publications.
—Literary Hub, 1 Apr. 2026
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Adjective
The front has square glass block masonry on the lower half, which lets light in while reducing what's visible outside by distorting the view.
—Stefan Ionescu
march 30, New Atlas, 30 Mar. 2026
Set across 11 acres overlooking the Caribbean Sea, the estate includes more than 13,000 square feet of living space arranged across three wings.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 30 Mar. 2026
Verb
Other local Iranian American groups are making similar efforts to square the spirit of the holiday with the upheaval and violence their families now face.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Mar. 2026
The moody Moon activates your 3rd House of Chatter while squaring radical Uranus in your 6th House of Sensibility, prompting updates in accordance with shifting timelines.
—Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 16 Mar. 2026
Noun
Then, on April 5, while transiting your 10th house of career, the sun will meet with Jupiter in your sign, forming a tricky square.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 1 Apr. 2026
This year, my resistance was aided by unbetterable presses dedicated to literature in translation, like the Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute, whose books include prose as well as poetry, and Archipelago Books, a publisher of square-shaped, deliciously pastry-sized publications.
—Literary Hub, 1 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for square
Adjective
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The terse staff will slice a rectangular piece of pizza for you from a long slab, wrap it in paper, and send you on your way.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
31 Mar. 2026
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Blayzer, a rectangular design available in Standard and Large sizes, and Scriber, a more rounded frame style.—
Will McCurdy,
PC Magazine,
31 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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That’s nearly equal to the average Wall Street bonus for 2025.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
29 Mar. 2026
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Dating back to the Great Recession and the Covid pandemic, when private investment firms began pouring billions into purchasing single-family homes, the issue has become an equal-opportunity boogeyman.—
Bob Woods,
CNBC,
29 Mar. 2026
Verb
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In her experience, 15% often corresponds to about 33 pounds (15 kilograms).—
Nicole Hernandez,
USA Today,
30 Mar. 2026
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Each pitch outcome has corresponding odds and users have a limited timeframe to choose whether to wager.—
Dan Bernstein,
Sportico.com,
30 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Asha was bribing people to use a scale!—
Rebecca Firkser,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
2 Apr. 2026
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Saudi Arabia may still be able to get its tankers through the Red Sea by bribing the Houthis, Axios reports.—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
30 Mar. 2026
Noun
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That could mean developing a grocery store because the town no longer has one or even a small retail plaza, Kline said.—
Kenneth R. Gosselin,
Hartford Courant,
29 Mar. 2026
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From his office overlooking the plaza at the Western Wall, now also closed to worshipers, Rabbi Shmuel Rabinowitz, lamented the empty plaza.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
29 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Its skull also showed reduced articulations between key bones and a shallow quadrate angle, both of which are associated with piscivory.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
21 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Lutes allegedly violated this ban by preventing an impartial investigation of his son’s alleged insubordination.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
27 Mar. 2026
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Guten singled out the defense’s witness, Beatty, as too biased to render an impartial assessment, characterizing the social worker’s testimony as advocacy, not an expert opinion.—
Pamela Colloff,
ProPublica,
24 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Since February, the average price nationwide for a gallon of oil has increased by about a dollar, coinciding with the rising cost of a barrel of oil, which has topped more than $100 a barrel, according to Brent crude, the global oil benchmark.—
Noe Padilla,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2026
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Next year will see the return of Desert X, which for the first time will keep its large-scale, site-specific installations up for six months, timed to coincide with other SoCal cultural happenings including the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival and Frieze.—
Jessica Gelt,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Square.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/square. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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