as in to hammer out
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Recent Examples of square away
His student loans are squared away, bills are covered, and housing is fully furnished.
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Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 24 Jan. 2026
The offense Getting senior quarterback E.J. Warner squared away was among the tasks for the coaching staff during the off week.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Oct. 2025
The future suggests that the AI will be improved such that the code is perfect at the get-go, or the AI is proficient at squaring away the code that has been generated.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Despite my best efforts to neatly square away all of my things inside my carry-on bag or checked luggage, my suitcase eventually ends up looking like a scene out of Twisters.
—Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 8 Sep. 2025
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Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 24 Jan. 2026
The offense Getting senior quarterback E.J. Warner squared away was among the tasks for the coaching staff during the off week.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Oct. 2025
The future suggests that the AI will be improved such that the code is perfect at the get-go, or the AI is proficient at squaring away the code that has been generated.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Despite my best efforts to neatly square away all of my things inside my carry-on bag or checked luggage, my suitcase eventually ends up looking like a scene out of Twisters.
—Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 8 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for square away
Verb
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So once a new CBA is hammered out, expansion talk should get moved to the forefront.—
Chris Biderman,
Sacbee.com,
29 May 2026
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The New York City Council and Mamdani administration are beginning negotiations this week to hammer out the city's budget.—
Ali Bauman,
CBS News,
26 May 2026
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The advisory suggests that parents create family media plans that lay out exactly how and when screens can be used in the home and urges health care providers to ask patients about their screen use.—
Claire Cameron,
Scientific American,
20 May 2026
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That’s when Johnson leans on Troup to play narrator and lay out the details of the investigation.—
Jake King-Schreifels,
Time,
15 May 2026
Verb
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Spaeny and Melton were cast as Ashley and Austin, a Gen-Z couple working at a Montecito country club, dreaming and scheming toward upward mobility, a good 18 months before filming began in early 2025.—
Glenn Whipp,
Los Angeles Times,
27 May 2026
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Supposedly, then, Alamo’s crew does know something is up with Rue and is scheming to keep her in check.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
18 May 2026
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Sources said the most difficult issues related to Iran’s nuclear program still have to be worked out as part of those talks.—
Kevin Liptak,
CNN Money,
28 May 2026
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The easy answer, to be honest with you, is the right thing is usually the thing that works out.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
27 May 2026
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Such divisions shaped the critical reception of her work, with feminine and delicate being recurring adjectives.—
Jeremy Lybarger,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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Many factors could have shaped those changes, as households routinely come off and onto the SNAP rolls each month.—
Keith M. Phaneuf,
Hartford Courant,
2 June 2026
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In parallel, the IDF will continue to operate as planned in southern Lebanon.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
2 June 2026
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Xcel also plans to file additional proposals addressing both short-term and long-term power needs.—
Dillon Thomas,
CBS News,
2 June 2026
Verb
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The Oatleys hired Australian architect Chris Beckingham to design spaces that let the scenery speak for itself.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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The 'Check My Unclaimed Inheritance' button is the trap This is likely a phishing link designed to collect personal data.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
22 May 2026
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Scheduled a Music & Makers concert at South Main Square for Saturday, May 30, on the outdoor stage at the Crazy Pig, and offered to have more events at South Main Square, including smaller concerts and pop-up markets.—
Joe Marusak
May 14,
Charlotte Observer,
14 May 2026
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By pairing Eilish with Cameron in all the marketing, the hope was maybe that the film would appeal not just to concert fans but to more casual film fans who know Cameron can deliver a spectacle.—
Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
11 May 2026
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“Square away.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/square%20away. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.
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