square off
verb
squared off; squaring off; squares off
: to take a fighting stance : prepare to fight
also
: fight
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The waxing gibbous Moon in your sign squares off against Mercury and passes through conjunction with Saturn.
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Jennifer Culp, Them, 1 Nov. 2024
Get creative as the moon squares off with Venus and Saturn.
—USA TODAY, 27 Oct. 2024
The New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers will square off in the World Series tomorrow night.
—Daniel R. Epstein, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
No civil war takes place between classes; coalitions of many kinds square off against one another.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024
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Jennifer Culp, Them, 1 Nov. 2024
Get creative as the moon squares off with Venus and Saturn.
—USA TODAY, 27 Oct. 2024
The New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers will square off in the World Series tomorrow night.
—Daniel R. Epstein, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
No civil war takes place between classes; coalitions of many kinds square off against one another.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024
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“Square off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/square%20off. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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