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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"It's not just a square with a hole in it, it's quite a specific form."
From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026
Many of the decisions that night didn’t square with her experience or training, she said in a sworn deposition.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 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
That billing has always been hard to square with the objective reality…
From Salon • Nov. 14, 2025
More and more men swarmed into the square with their baskets of pepper to be weighed and stored in bags.
From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham
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