SQUARE AWAY Synonyms: 76 Similar and Opposite Words

square away

verb

Definition of square away

as in to hammer out

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Recent Examples of square away Got the Dodgers squared away with nine innings of one-run baseball in Game 2. — Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2026 Though the majority of the Bridgerton siblings are squared away, Benedict remains unaccounted for. — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 29 Jan. 2026 The incident forces Audrey back into her childhood home in suburban New Jersey to help take care of her, and into Eli’s orbit to help square away the insurance information and repair bills. — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 24 Jan. 2026 His student loans are squared away, bills are covered, and housing is fully furnished. — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 24 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for square away

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Newsom is said to have huddled with both sides to try and hammer out a deal.

— Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2026
How the system would work The initial phase of contract talks still would have union and county representatives seeking to hammer out a mutually beneficial deal, with a presumption that both sides would negotiate in good faith.

— Jon Regardie, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of hammer out

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The parties involved in the litigation—as well as Red Lobster itself, which is not being sued—declined to comment for this article, but their court filings lay out the sad saga in dramatic detail.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026
Unedited excerpts from the surveys, in which candidates lay out detailed goals and policy analysis, can be found at the links below.

— Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of lay out

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People with eating disorders may exhibit compulsive behaviors around both exercise and eating, including working out for multiple hours every day and carefully calculating every aspect of their diet.

— Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Szor's camera captures the glittering lights of the city and often peers into apartment windows, showing us Israeli citizens working out, eating meals and watching the news.

— Justin Chang, NPR, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of work out

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Intocable have been shaping Mexican pop culture with their norteño hits since the early Nineties.

— Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 6 Oct. 2026
Fu Song’s background in user-experience design has shaped an approach that places real-life functionality and structural clarity at the heart of the design process.

— Footwear News, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of shape

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Of that, $2 billion will fund a new Miami campus, which plans to enroll its first students in 2028.

— Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2026
Toyota plans to provide research access through the University of Michigan Electric Vehicle Center, allowing other research partners to use its battery testing and evaluation capabilities.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of plan

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For decades, the European Union has led the world in implementing policies designed to cut emissions, creating the world’s most important price on carbon and crafting the rules of the road for a wide range of regulatory efforts.

— Justin Worland, Time, 3 Oct. 2026
Two tiny satellites have joined an orbital fleet designed to measure greenhouse gas emissions from hundreds of miles above Earth.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of design

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Backstreet Boys concert Brittany Mahomes posted photos on Instagram that shows the couple attended Saturday night’s Backstreet Boys concert at the Sphere in Las Vegas.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 31 Aug. 2026
Singer Barry Manilow had to postpone his Lexington, Kentucky, concert unexpectedly on Tuesday night.

— Yi-Jin Yu, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026

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