square with

phrasal verb

squared with; squaring with; squares with

: to agree with (something)

Your story doesn't square with the facts.

: to make (something) agree with (something)

How can they square what they've done with what they've said?

: 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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The theory sounds insane on its face, but it is very clearly demonstrated with a chart like this, where the light grey/white squares with the most drops have the closest perk distance, and the black squares, with barely any drops at all, are the three distance perk pairs. —

Paul Tassi, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024 Douthat Rebel Ridge’s action-movie vigilantism can’t quite square with its moral vision. —

Daniel Foster, National Review, 19 Sep. 2024 Quite how that squares with the findings in the Cyber News report will be interesting to explore. —

Zak Doffman, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2024 The results square with Florida's history of voting for Republican leaders while also approving more progressive causes. —

Kathryn Varn, Axios, 31 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for square with