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Recent Examples of square one
Even seemingly-small continuity issues can take the process back to square one.
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Rainesford Stauffer, Time, 24 Apr. 2025
Unless the board can vote on an amendment soon, Johnson is back to square one in figuring out how to fund the upcoming CTU contract — while racing to patch up a $175 million hole in the budget.
—Nell Salzman, Chicago Tribune, 20 Mar. 2025
Of course, everyone knows how that played out, so now the Jets are back at square one at quarterback.
—Zack Rosenblatt, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
Neo essentially reboots the game and starts everyone at square one.
—Gabriel Zamora, PCMAG, 11 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for square one
Rainesford Stauffer, Time, 24 Apr. 2025
Unless the board can vote on an amendment soon, Johnson is back to square one in figuring out how to fund the upcoming CTU contract — while racing to patch up a $175 million hole in the budget.
—Nell Salzman, Chicago Tribune, 20 Mar. 2025
Of course, everyone knows how that played out, so now the Jets are back at square one at quarterback.
—Zack Rosenblatt, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
Neo essentially reboots the game and starts everyone at square one.
—Gabriel Zamora, PCMAG, 11 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for square one
Recent Examples of Synonyms for square one
Noun
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Guardian Litigation Group’s Litigation-First Strategy Guardian Litigation Group offers a unique service: legal representation from day one, at no additional cost to clients seeking debt settlement services.—
Jason Phillips,
USA Today,
26 July 2025
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Meanwhile, India will gain tariff-free access on 99% of imports from day one of the agreement.—
Ganesh Rao,
CNBC,
25 July 2025
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Asia is ground zero for subsea cable attacks, particularly around Taiwan.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
30 July 2025
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Austin, Texas, was to be ground zero for the Tesla robotaxi, thanks to a highly liberal attitude by conservative lawmakers toward private companies experimenting on public roads there.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
22 July 2025
Noun
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A number of potentially better reactor types have been stuck on drawing boards or at the experimental stage for decades.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
24 Mar. 2015
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Winter Park is back to the drawing board in charting a path forward for its former library, which sits within shouting distance of Park Avenue.—
Ryan Gillespie,
Orlando Sentinel,
9 Feb. 2023
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And on Tuesday, that meant making his career debut at first base.—
Peter Chawaga,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 July 2025
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Merrill’s groundout to first base ended the threat of the Padres tying the game.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 July 2025
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The Ticket Act, which is currently being considered in the United States Senate, requires ticket sellers to clearly and prominently disclose at the beginning of the transaction.—
Beck Andrew Salgado,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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Settlers have killed more than 30 people since the beginning of 2022.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
29 July 2025
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“Square one.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/square%20one. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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