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 claim is difficult to square with trends in union membership.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
Sonnenshine and the “Little House” writers walk a fine line between the harsher recent revelations concerning the ways Ingalls’ bootstrapping mythology in the books doesn’t square with history or reality.
From Salon ● Jul. 11, 2026
Overshadowing the days before the tournament are thousands of protesting teachers, who have blockaded highways and led the government to cordon off the historic Zocalo square with metal barricades.
From Barron's ● Jun. 10, 2026
That’s difficult to square with the widespread belief that gold is a hedge against geopolitical risk.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 8, 2026
On the back was a square with lots of little squares in it.
From "The Lions of Little Rock" by Kristin Levine
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