square off
verb
squared off; squaring off; squares off
: to take a fighting stance : prepare to fight
also
: fight
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Three players from each team will square off in both a shooting challenge and a passing challenge; eight players from each team will participate both a touch challenge and a cross and volley challenge; and seven players per team will take part in something called a crossbar challenge.
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Ryan Finley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 July 2025
Fans still looking to tune into the All-Star Game can catch the league’s top players square off at 7 p.m. on Tuesday at Truist Park, and the game will air on FOX.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 July 2025
Top-two picks Cooper Flagg and Dylan Harper squared off in front of an arena nearly at full capacity.
—Bobby Krivitsky, Forbes.com, 13 July 2025
The two squared off again on Nov. 15 of last year as the co-main event to Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson, and Taylor won in a controversial unanimous decision.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 12 July 2025
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Ryan Finley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 July 2025
Fans still looking to tune into the All-Star Game can catch the league’s top players square off at 7 p.m. on Tuesday at Truist Park, and the game will air on FOX.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 July 2025
Top-two picks Cooper Flagg and Dylan Harper squared off in front of an arena nearly at full capacity.
—Bobby Krivitsky, Forbes.com, 13 July 2025
The two squared off again on Nov. 15 of last year as the co-main event to Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson, and Taylor won in a controversial unanimous decision.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 12 July 2025
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“Square off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/square%20off. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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