square with

Idioms  

1. Correspond to, agree with, as in His story doesn't square with what the witness saw . [Late 1500s]

2. 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]

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Example Sentences

It was shown off for the first time at the Central Library tram stop in Centenary Square - with the tram given a new name, Steven Knight, in recognition of his work promoting the city and the wider region through the franchise.

From BBC

But that didn’t square with a Jan. 9 memo handed down by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth that calls for AI labs to amend their defense contracts to allow “any lawful use” of their technology.

From MarketWatch

Kim delivered a speech from a lectern overlooking Pyongyang’s Kim Il Sung Square, with his young daughter, Kim Ju Ae, whom South Korea’s spy agency believes is a potential successor, in attendance.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Their approach today is difficult to square with how they have interpreted other statutes,” he writes.

From The Wall Street Journal

Lily flips through the newspaper until she recognizes the big square with the astrology signs.

From Literature

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