SQUARING AWAY Synonyms: 76 Similar and Opposite Words

squaring away

verb

present participle of square away

as in mapping (out)

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Some fitness enthusiasts swear that working out on an empty stomach burns more fat, while others insist that eating beforehand is essential for maximizing energy and performance.

— Daryl Austin, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026
Fry and Drew did make important contributions, working out passive techniques for setting hot and humid air in motion.

— Justin Davidson, Curbed, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of working out

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After hammering out the details in recent weeks, the Miami-Dade school board agreed Wednesday on a contract for Rafael Villalobos to take the reins as superintendent of the district.

— Austin Horn, Miami Herald, 20 Aug. 2026
Fox is the first NFL partner to publicly assert a lack of interest in hammering out an early revision of its existing media contract.

— Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 6 Aug. 2026

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Scenario planning moves from an annual event to a quarterly discipline.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026
The festival will also open one day earlier than in previous years, on Tuesday, October 6, giving audiences greater flexibility in planning their visits and screenings.

— Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 1 Sep. 2026

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Broadcom has been one of the major winners of the AI boom, designing custom chips for companies including Google, Meta and OpenAI.

— Jordan Novet, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026
For this reason, Triola’s belief that a machine’s aggregation acumen presents chefs with an innovative tool for designing recipes strikes me as misguided.

— Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of designing

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Only 24 and with room to grow, but also real pedigree, Nico felt like the perfect, window-shaping addition.

— George Caulkin, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2026
This bra uses flexible jelly support for shaping and providing a natural-looking boost, while higher side bands offer more coverage around the underarms and back.

— Jeaneen Russell, PEOPLE, 2 Sep. 2026

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