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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
Kasia Dietz, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Feb. 2026
Minutes from his home, Meta has its sprawling 57-acre headquarters campus and also more than 400,000 square feet of office space nearby in Menlo Park.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 9 Feb. 2026
Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 6 Feb. 2026
But even as White squared his shoulders to assume the stalwart stance of the team leader, the frustration and exhaustion of the deadline won out.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2026
Fran Golden, Travel + Leisure, 8 Feb. 2026
Your 10th House of Jobs and your very own sign are the recipients of the chaotic energy from today’s Venus-Uranus square.
—Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 8 Feb. 2026
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Adjective
For those in search of ultimate privacy, the top floor duplex 7,000 square-foot Quintessence Suite comes with four ensuite bedrooms, a 41-foot private swimming pool, projection space, panoramic terrace and a hefty price tag– as should be expected from one of the largest penthouses in Paris.
—Kasia Dietz, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Feb. 2026
Minutes from his home, Meta has its sprawling 57-acre headquarters campus and also more than 400,000 square feet of office space nearby in Menlo Park.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 9 Feb. 2026
Verb
At midday, the Moon squares expansive Jupiter, stretching patience as feelings bump against limits in family matters or group efforts.
—Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 6 Feb. 2026
But even as White squared his shoulders to assume the stalwart stance of the team leader, the frustration and exhaustion of the deadline won out.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2026
Noun
On earlier Princess ships, this venue felt like an Italian town square, surrounded by cafes, bars, and restaurants.
—Fran Golden, Travel + Leisure, 8 Feb. 2026
Your 10th House of Jobs and your very own sign are the recipients of the chaotic energy from today’s Venus-Uranus square.
—Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 8 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for square
Adjective
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But what makes the rocks from these places uniquely suited for sliding across a rectangular slab of ice toward a bullseye target?—
Andrea Thompson,
Scientific American,
10 Feb. 2026
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Recessed within the wall will be a rectangular cavity measuring three feet by seven feet—the outline of a grave.—
Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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When looking at Mound, Richardson, Lanana, for example, a viewer can focus on how it is divided into three equal parts from left to right, or on its alternating light-and-dark grid of diamonds, or on the smallest, 9-by-9 grid of stitched squares.—
Benjamin Lima
Special Contributor,
Dallas Morning News,
7 Feb. 2026
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Women deserve an equal playing field.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
7 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Moreover, the new subdivisions corresponded nicely to a map that Hintiryan and colleagues published in 2016 based on an entirely different technique, which traced connections between the caudoputamen and other regions.—
Amber Dance,
Quanta Magazine,
9 Feb. 2026
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The system naturally tries to settle into its lowest-energy state, which corresponds to the best solution to the problem.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Even without bribing the bots to provide direct advertising, brands are already trying to find ways to get into the good books of AI search results.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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Per capita income was just $4,000, and the government once tried to bribe me to provide more friendly coverage.—
Nicholas D. Kristof,
Mercury News,
11 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Dickies Arena, which opened in October 2019, features two main club areas, located on the plaza level at the respective ends of the venue.—
Mac Engel
February 7,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Feb. 2026
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Fans of Brady and the Patriots waited in line for several hours at the Downtown Commons plaza outside Golden 1 Center for a chance to meet him and get autographs.—
Bee staff
February 7,
Sacbee.com,
7 Feb. 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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In a motion filed Friday, defense attorneys argued that publicity surrounding the case has so permeated Summit County that seating an impartial jury is no longer realistic.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
7 Feb. 2026
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Defense attorney Leah Gillis countered that limiting such discussions would chill candor and undermine the goal of an impartial jury.—
Ryan Macasero,
Mercury News,
6 Feb. 2026
Verb
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That was the preliminary benchmark revision, an annual first-look estimate that coincides with the release of the first-quarter QCEW data.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
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Her career hiatus coincided with the termination of her conservatorship – which lasted nearly 14 years – in November 2021, following a case that brought intense scrutiny to her personal life and troubled past and also prompted a movement led by longtime fans.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Square.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/square. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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