square
noun
a rectangle having all four sides of equal length.
is squaring
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present progressiveof square (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Mr. Rogers, the Republican candidate for Senate, is squaring off against Democrat Abdul El-Sayed, a 41-year-old Rhodes scholar and doctor who never practiced medicine.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
Gov. John Fetterman, is squaring off against Mehmet Oz, the well-known television doctor.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 8, 2022
Separately, a state legislative committee investigating a possible cover-up in the Greene case is squaring up for a showdown over a subpoena to the former head of the Louisiana State Police.
From Seattle Times ● May 10, 2022
At stake is squaring our self-understanding as a beacon of liberty with the undeniable historical facts of slavery, racism and racial subjugation.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 20, 2022
The prince, as a boy, is "squaring off," with a great show of fight, at the duke, who stands with his hands in his pockets, not defiant, but serene and watchful.
From Caricature and Other Comic Art in all Times and many Lands. by James Parton
