square with
Idioms-
Correspond to, agree with, as in His story doesn't square with what the witness saw . [Late 1500s]
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Settle a disagreement or account with someone, put a matter straight, as in We've squared it with the management to bring our own wine . [Mid-1800s]
Example Sentences
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That’s difficult to square with the widespread belief that gold is a hedge against geopolitical risk.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 8, 2026
Once we started reporting, we found all these ways in which his account didn’t seem to square with reality.
From Slate ● Jun. 4, 2026
However, that doesn’t square with GameStop saying it put its money to work after its fiscal year drew to a close, he added.
From Barron's ● Mar. 26, 2026
Cutting prices in a crisis doesn’t square with the usual picture of hard-nosed commodities traders, but Abbott says his microbes are still in the money thanks to Pivot Bio’s low production and shipping costs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 12, 2026
Lily flips through the newspaper until she recognizes the big square with the astrology signs.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
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