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Recent Examples of square one
Democrats, Schnur said, are essentially back to square one.
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Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 13 Apr. 2026
Waiting for upstream contributors to see the creative can result in a reshoot, pushing teams and budgets back to square one.
—Jason Phillips, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2026
With the very real risk of a mistrial being declared and everything going back to square one, the LA Superior Court judge told the jury to keep at it.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 24 Mar. 2026
Changing White House administrations can also put them back to square one, Craft noted.
—Beatrice Peterson, ABC News, 17 Mar. 2026
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Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 13 Apr. 2026
Waiting for upstream contributors to see the creative can result in a reshoot, pushing teams and budgets back to square one.
—Jason Phillips, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2026
With the very real risk of a mistrial being declared and everything going back to square one, the LA Superior Court judge told the jury to keep at it.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 24 Mar. 2026
Changing White House administrations can also put them back to square one, Craft noted.
—Beatrice Peterson, ABC News, 17 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for square one
Recent Examples of Synonyms for square one
Noun
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Design for control from day one.—
Jess Turner,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
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This is day one of a long healing process.—
J.D. Miles,
CBS News,
11 June 2026
Noun
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Compare that to the F-35 Lightning II, which took over 13 years to go from drawing board to first flight.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
4 Dec. 2025
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After trying all three, stick with the one that worked best for you (or go back to drawing board).—
Larry Olmsted,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Minnesota has become ground zero for the administration’s anti-fraud campaign after investigators identified billions of dollars in potentially fraudulent claims across high-risk Medicaid programs.—
Sally Pipes,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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The Hartford History Center — ground zero for the flooding — also has been restored and more fully opened up to the rest of the library.—
Kenneth R. Gosselin,
Hartford Courant,
1 June 2026
Noun
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Perhaps the most striking part of the visit was seeing the pope appearing the most relaxed and happy since the beginning of his papacy.—
Christopher Lamb,
CNN Money,
13 June 2026
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After hearing these songs, the happier ones at the beginning of the album reveal bits of shadow that Rodrigo has built into them to presage what’s to come — to presage what always comes.—
Mikael Wood,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2026
Noun
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Mullins hit the ball hard enough that Freeman, more than a handful of steps away from first base, wouldn’t be able to make the play unassisted.—
Liana Handler,
Los Angeles Times,
17 June 2026
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But Boston has not wisely or efficiently reinvested that money into the team, with the exception of the offseason trade for Willson Contreras to play first base.—
Stephen J. Nesbitt,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
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“Square one.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/square%20one. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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