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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But it ends on an oddly cheery note that doesn’t square with what we’ve seen.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
A few weeks ago, I opened GoPuff, a grocery delivery app, and noticed a button I hadn’t seen before: a black square with a blue-and-white “go” glowing in the center.
From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026
"We feel safe with the army presence... the important thing is that it stays here," said Ayad Shoucair, 65, who was in the square with friends.
From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026
That’s difficult to square with the widespread belief that gold is a hedge against geopolitical risk.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 8, 2026
The pizza was a bland, doughy square with not a lot of cheese.
From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan
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