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adjective

Definition of squarenext
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as in rectangular
having four equal sides and four right angles a square room

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2
as in equal
marked by justice, honesty, and freedom from bias received a square hearing from the disciplinary panel

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square

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verb

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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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square

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noun

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as in plaza

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as in standpatter

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Recent Examples of square
Adjective
Although this can lose some of the intricate ways the global climate influences local weather events, the team was able to achieve a resolution of just 30 square miles, about the size of Glendale. — Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026 Meanwhile, inside this 5,400-square-foot, three-level unit, a daisy has grown two stories tall. — Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026
Verb
Reflecting on Shift can serve to square its identity with its historical, material, and circumstantial concerns. — Jeffrey Weiss, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026 But then Scheffler holed a 20-foot birdie putt on the 15th hole to square the match. — ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026
Noun
In Pryluky’s town square, hundreds gathered around the coffins. — Kostiantyn Khudov, Washington Post, 10 Oct. 2026 After news of her death, demonstrators gathered outside Spain's Parliament and in Madrid's Puerta del Sol square, where some observed a minute of silence. — Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for square
Recent Examples of Synonyms for square
  1. rectangular
  2. equal
  3. correspond
  4. bribe
  5. plaza
  6. traditionalist
  7. quadrate
  8. impartial
Adjective
  • But try to go back the other way, the doorway is rectangular rather than arched.
    — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The matching east-west tennis necklace is particularly interesting, with its procession of rectangular diamonds framed in gold.
    — Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of rectangular
Adjective
  • Expect Bass at tonight’s debate to try and assert her dominance early with equal part offense against Raman and defense of her record.
    — Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Under the ban, each homogeneous material that makes up a garment should not have a PFHxA concentration equal to or greater than 25 parts per billion (ppb) for the sum of PFHxA and its salts, while 1,000 ppb for the sum of its related substances.
    — Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of equal
Verb
  • Neither corresponds to any investigation, case, incident, or call for service.
    — Cyrus Farivar, ArsTechnica, 14 Oct. 2026
  • But the date passed with no sign of an opening and without North Korea doing corresponding works on its side.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of correspond
Verb
  • Men shouted abuse from car windows or tried to bribe him with money, drugs, even girlfriends.
    — Robb Report, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Silva then went from threatening the detective to attempting to bribe him, according to the report.
    — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of bribe
Noun
  • In August 2020, amid racial justice protests on the plaza outside Barclays Center, Wu Tsai and her husband, Alibaba cofounder Joe Tsai, pledged $50 million over 10 years to social justice and economic mobility initiatives, prioritizing Brooklyn.
    — James LaForge, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Because the plaza sits in a C-2 Village Green Overlay District, the base height of any building constructed must be less than four stories, or five with a special permit.
    — Claire Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of plaza
Noun
  • The dream of the traditionalist outlaw fighting for justice is much older than the movies.
    — Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
  • There are stuffing recipes here for traditionalists and Thanksgiving rule breakers alike.
    — Hannah Lee Leidy, Bon Appetit Magazine, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of traditionalist
Adjective
  • The eyewear features a quadrate shield-lens, which is one piece that covers both eyes.
    — Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 7 July 2026
  • Its skull also showed reduced articulations between key bones and a shallow quadrate angle, both of which are associated with piscivory.
    — Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
Definition of quadrate
Adjective
  • Before to Tuesday’s vote, CoC chair Ben Kay gave a recap of measures the board took to administer an impartial evaluation that scored the county higher than the city on handling homelessness issues.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
  • According to the county’s impartial analysis, the change was intended to provide flexibility in employment agreements while preserving the Board of Supervisors’ oversight responsibilities.
    — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of impartial

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