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’s difficult to square with the widespread belief that gold is a hedge against geopolitical risk.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 8, 2026
How does all that square with the boom in new jobs?
From Slate ● Apr. 3, 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
Maybe, but that’s hard to square with the fact that Medicare Advantage enrollees are also more likely to be low-income and have poor self-reported health status.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 10, 2026
You can even make a multiplication square or a square with letters.
From "The Lions of Little Rock" by Kristin Levine
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