square off
verb
squared off; squaring off; squares off
: to take a fighting stance : prepare to fight
also
: fight
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Jack Nicklaus made his Ryder Cup debut, squaring off against a feisty Great Britain & Ireland side.
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Tim Corlett, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
The Patriots and Dolphins square off in Week 2 in Miami for their first AFC East clash of the season Sunday afternoon.
—Tim Crowley, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
September 7 - Two of the more celebrated rookie pitchers in baseball will square off on Sunday afternoon when Milwaukee Brewers star Jacob Misiorowski faces fellow right-hander Bubba Chandler of the host Pittsburgh Pirates in the teams' series finale.
—Field Level Media, Reuters, 7 Sep. 2025
The two departments will square off in the 12th annual 9/11 memorial game at 7 p.m. at Ford Ice Center Bellevue, 7638 Highway 70 South.
—Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 6 Sep. 2025
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Tim Corlett, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
The Patriots and Dolphins square off in Week 2 in Miami for their first AFC East clash of the season Sunday afternoon.
—Tim Crowley, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
September 7 - Two of the more celebrated rookie pitchers in baseball will square off on Sunday afternoon when Milwaukee Brewers star Jacob Misiorowski faces fellow right-hander Bubba Chandler of the host Pittsburgh Pirates in the teams' series finale.
—Field Level Media, Reuters, 7 Sep. 2025
The two departments will square off in the 12th annual 9/11 memorial game at 7 p.m. at Ford Ice Center Bellevue, 7638 Highway 70 South.
—Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 6 Sep. 2025
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“Square off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/square%20off. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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