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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
Lisa Lockwood, WWD, 27 Jan. 2025
Standard rooms start at 340 square feet and come with a king-size bed or two double beds.
—Denny Lee, Travel + Leisure, 27 Jan. 2025
Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
Those passes almost always end up in a more dangerous position than their origin, either working far upfield or squaring from the half-spaces into the center of the field.
—Jeff Rueter, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025
Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Feb. 2025
Outside of back-to-back home wins against Missouri and Texas A&M in January, this has been a thoroughly pedestrian team, and the current three-game losing streak has Texas setting up shop in the town square of Bubble City, USA.
—Jim Root, The Athletic, 13 Feb. 2025
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Adjective
The stand-alone Manhattan boutique spans over two floors with 3,300 square feet of retail space.
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The conundrum: how to square the authorized concert film they had been hired to produce with the tour’s deadly turn?
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Adding butter gives the finished squares a richness that our tasters loved.
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It’s broken in two but looks relatively complete, with a thinner handle and a blunt rectangular point.—
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The spill-proof, stain-repellent organizers have a flat, rectangular shape.—
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Available in panes of 20, the stamps — which never expire — will always retain a value equal to the current First-Class Mail 1-ounce price.—
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If energy production increases, that may, all else equal, bring the price of oil and gas down, which is an input costs to many products and services.—
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Kenner police said the complaints will be referred to the corresponding jurisdictions for further investigation.—
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The prediction of a mild winter has not corresponded with the weather so far.—
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Four years later, federal prosecutors in New York charged the company with bribing Chinese officials.—
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And to add insult to injury, while cutting off food aid to millions of starving Africans, Trump has suspended enforcement of the rules against Americans bribing foreign officials.—
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Work is expected to begin later this year at the station to replace the existing platform shelters, create a new plaza and sidewalks, and address stormwater management needs.—
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Yes, the No. 1 eyewitness to the murder of cosmetics researcher-developer Hayley Ritter is performing his civic duty internationally, thanks to Iris, the 24/7 video portal linking a little plaza in Manhattan and a tiny Scottish fishing village.—
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The federal courts must push back to protect the application of impartial justice.—
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Civil rights groups on Friday urged Trump to appoint an impartial leader to head the nation's largest statistical agency, while some fellow researchers said Santos' decision was a sad one for the future of the U.S. Census.—
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The hospital boom coincided with China’s economic rise, resulting in more people living healthier and for longer.—
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Kellogg’s trip to Kyiv coincided with recent barbs between Trump and Zelensky that have cast further doubt on the future of U.S. support for Ukraine’s war effort.—
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The work the 23-year-old from Winnipeg put in afterward has clearly paid off.—
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The one-of-a-kind mash-up has already paid off in a major way, with Laufey taking home her first Grammy last year for best traditional pop vocal album for Bewitched.—
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“Square.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/square. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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