square with
phrasal verb
squared with; squaring with; squares with
1
: to agree with (something)
Your story doesn't square with the facts.
2
: to make (something) agree with (something)
How can they square what they've done with what they've said?
3
: to get agreement about or approval of (something) from (someone)
I'll go on the trip if I can square it with my parents.
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An enthusiastic baker, Finn avoided the kitchen when his dad was alive, acknowledging that his cooking apron didn’t square with his father’s idea of boyhood.
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Matt De La Peña, New York Times, 2 May 2025
That didn't square with her experiences at school, getting called the N-word.
—David Oliver, USA Today, 9 May 2025
Its iconic Ferrero Rocher candy will transform into squares with a chocolate shell, hazelnuts and a creamy filling.
—Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 9 May 2025
Company executives often frame the technology not just as a moral good, but a moral imperative—a way for humans, who have driven so many species to the brink of extinction, to get square with nature.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 7 Apr. 2025
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Matt De La Peña, New York Times, 2 May 2025
That didn't square with her experiences at school, getting called the N-word.
—David Oliver, USA Today, 9 May 2025
Its iconic Ferrero Rocher candy will transform into squares with a chocolate shell, hazelnuts and a creamy filling.
—Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 9 May 2025
Company executives often frame the technology not just as a moral good, but a moral imperative—a way for humans, who have driven so many species to the brink of extinction, to get square with nature.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 7 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for square with
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“Square with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/square%20with. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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