as in right
as stated or indicated without the slightest difference
a line that is squarely in the middle
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Recent Examples of squarely
Vance placed the blame squarely on Minnesota's state and local officials.
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Christopher Cann, USA Today, 23 Jan. 2026
Because Oklahoma City will sit squarely along the snow-ice dividing line following the Interstate-40, the city will see both a heavy blanket of snow and a glaze of ice.
—Cheyenne Derksen, Oklahoman, 23 Jan. 2026
Without him, the onus would fall squarely on Stidham, but Dobbins has been practicing and should suit up.
—Hank Gola, New York Daily News, 23 Jan. 2026
But the geopolitical turbulence flowing from the White House is prompting many European leaders to consider the previously unthinkable – a future squarely on their own two feet.
—Clare Sebastian, CNN Money, 22 Jan. 2026
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Christopher Cann, USA Today, 23 Jan. 2026
Because Oklahoma City will sit squarely along the snow-ice dividing line following the Interstate-40, the city will see both a heavy blanket of snow and a glaze of ice.
—Cheyenne Derksen, Oklahoman, 23 Jan. 2026
Without him, the onus would fall squarely on Stidham, but Dobbins has been practicing and should suit up.
—Hank Gola, New York Daily News, 23 Jan. 2026
But the geopolitical turbulence flowing from the White House is prompting many European leaders to consider the previously unthinkable – a future squarely on their own two feet.
—Clare Sebastian, CNN Money, 22 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for squarely
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Instead of medical responders, the NYPD arrived and shot our son multiple times right in front of us.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
4 Feb. 2026
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Disney’s board then as a result was committed to getting this transition right this time, looking at other internal candidates and a few notable external names.—
Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
3 Feb. 2026
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In October, Mountbatten-Windsor was ordered to leave the sprawling 30-room Royal Lodge in the heart of the Crown’s Windsor Estate, just outside of London, after his brother King Charles III cast him out of the monarchy over the swirling Jeffrey Epstein scandal.—
Max Foster,
CNN Money,
4 Feb. 2026
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But to make matters worse, the Patriots, their AFC East rival who were with them with back-to-back four-win seasons, turned around quickly with Mike Vrabel at the helm and Drake Maye turning into an MVP candidate in just his second season.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Squarely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squarely. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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