square with
phrasal verb
squared with; squaring with; squares with
1
: to agree with (something)
Your story doesn't square with the facts.
2
: to make (something) agree with (something)
How can they square what they've done with what they've said?
3
: to get agreement about or approval of (something) from (someone)
I'll go on the trip if I can square it with my parents.
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And that could result in the war continuing far longer than would square with Mr. Trump’s promises.
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Fred Weir, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Jan. 2025
How can that be squared with the same employees doing their own thing?
—Trevor Clawson, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2024
Select all squares with images of actors in distress.
—Manohla Dargis, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2024
The slow-walk destruction of Native Americans, Los Angeles’ 1871 Chinese massacre and the marginalizing and demonizing of Latinos and Asians don’t square with the kumbaya California vibe.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2024
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Fred Weir, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Jan. 2025
How can that be squared with the same employees doing their own thing?
—Trevor Clawson, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2024
Select all squares with images of actors in distress.
—Manohla Dargis, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2024
The slow-walk destruction of Native Americans, Los Angeles’ 1871 Chinese massacre and the marginalizing and demonizing of Latinos and Asians don’t square with the kumbaya California vibe.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2024
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“Square with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/square%20with. Accessed 26 Jan. 2025.
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