square (off)

verb

Definition of square (off)next
as in to contend (with)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for square (off)
  1. combat
  2. oppose
  3. resist
  4. fight
  5. stand
  6. withstand
  7. battle
Verb
  • His resume includes work for the International Justice Mission, a nonprofit that aims to combat human trafficking.
    Jimmy Jenkins, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Here are simple ways to combat the fear in the meantime.
    Essence, Essence, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of combat
Verb
  • Such a test would be a sign of China’s weakening influence over Pyongyang and could spur Seoul to try to acquire nuclear weapons of its own—a position that both South Korea and the United States officially oppose but is gaining traction in Western policy circles.
    Sungmin Cho, Foreign Affairs, 12 Nov. 2024
  • On October 10, commissioners voted to oppose an expansion of the number of SpaceX rocket launches from Vandenberg Space Force Base, on the Santa Barbara coast.
    Joe Mathews, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
Definition of oppose
Verb
  • California’s choice to resist potential policies that are threatening to its citizens is very necessary.
    Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
  • Key Background Biden dropped out of the race on July 21 after resisting calls from within his own party for weeks to end his reelection bid in the wake of his disastrous performance in the June 27 debate.
    Sara Dorn, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of resist
Verb
  • Prisoners will keep fighting fires, too, with convicts able to win early-release credits on the fire lines.
    Thomas Elias, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
  • Tyson has not fought professionally since losing to Kevin McBride in the sixth round in 2005.
    Greg Rosenstein, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
Definition of fight
Verb
  • As of September 2024, property crime stands at 52 incidents per million rides, marking a slight decline but still considerably higher than in previous years.
    Jovi Dai, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
  • Black eyes, dark hair, Han is blocking the exit, standing with his hands on his hips, like a big fat X.
    Suzanne Seggerman, Curbed, 14 Nov. 2024
Definition of stand
Verb
  • For all the encouraging signs from the global year of elections, the most important question—whether American democracy can withstand four years of attempts to subvert it—remains contested.
    Larry Diamond, Foreign Affairs, 8 Nov. 2024
  • Paired with a strong aluminum or steel pole structure, the heavy canvas fabric creates a resilient structure that can withstand weather in a way that the flexible poles and thin fabrics of backpacking tents could never achieve.
    Wes Siler, Outside Online, 6 Nov. 2024
Definition of withstand
Verb
  • The blazes in the Northeast have claimed at least one life: Dariel Vasquez, an 18-year-old New York Parks employee, was killed Saturday by a falling tree while battling a fire in Sterling Forest, on the border of New York and New Jersey.
    Elizabeth Both, NBC News, 11 Nov. 2024
  • Baker Mayfield had just 116 yards for the Bucs and got sacked twice, including on a third-down play in the fourth quarter by Nick Bosa, who battled through a right-hip injury.
    Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
Definition of battle
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