square with
phrasal verb
squared with; squaring with; squares with
1
: to agree with (something)
Your story doesn't square with the facts.
2
: to make (something) agree with (something)
How can they square what they've done with what they've said?
3
: to get agreement about or approval of (something) from (someone)
I'll go on the trip if I can square it with my parents.
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Zoom in: Grumpy Pie king Alejandro Roman is topping his impossibly airy Detroit squares with black and red moles from Manchamanteles' chef Geno Bahena and pairing them with Marz brews of Abuelita Stout and Chela Negra dark lager.
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Monica Eng, Axios, 10 Feb. 2025
Just inside, a massive double living room that is roughly 25 feet square with a charming wood-burning fireplace, a wet bar, and sweeping skyline views thanks to three oversized single-pane picture windows.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 28 Jan. 2025
The Orlando Sentinel reached out to NASA for comment on how the Artemis mission statement squares with Trump’s stance on DEI programs, but has not received a reply.
—Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 27 Jan. 2025
Differential treatment of media corporations and other corporations cannot be squared with the First Amendment, and there is no support for the view that the Amendment’s original meaning would permit suppressing media corporations’ political speech.
—Liz Tracey, JSTOR Daily, 24 Jan. 2025
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Monica Eng, Axios, 10 Feb. 2025
Just inside, a massive double living room that is roughly 25 feet square with a charming wood-burning fireplace, a wet bar, and sweeping skyline views thanks to three oversized single-pane picture windows.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 28 Jan. 2025
The Orlando Sentinel reached out to NASA for comment on how the Artemis mission statement squares with Trump’s stance on DEI programs, but has not received a reply.
—Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 27 Jan. 2025
Differential treatment of media corporations and other corporations cannot be squared with the First Amendment, and there is no support for the view that the Amendment’s original meaning would permit suppressing media corporations’ political speech.
—Liz Tracey, JSTOR Daily, 24 Jan. 2025
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“Square with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/square%20with. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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