square with

verb

squared with; squaring with; squares with

: to agree with (something)

Your story doesn't square with the facts.

: to make (something) agree with (something)

How can they square what they've done with what they've said?

: 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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Chicago’s results were hard to square with the claim that higher standards were an academic dead end. — Michael Casserly, Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2026 Neither fact squares with the paradise the Valley tells about itself. — Literary Hub, 10 Aug. 2026 Children’s Hospital Colorado suggests kids trace the sides of a square with a finger while breathing. — Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 10 Aug. 2026 Mix one or two larger squares with something sculptural like a lumbar or bolster. — Kristin Hohenadel, The Spruce, 7 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for square with

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