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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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
But Patel’s claims not to care are hard to square with his behavior.
From Salon ● Apr. 24, 2026
How does all that square with the boom in new jobs?
From Slate ● Apr. 3, 2026
Hobbits delighted in such things, if they were accurate: they liked to have books filled with things that they already knew, set out fair and square with no contradictions.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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