square off
verb
squared off; squaring off; squares off
: to take a fighting stance : prepare to fight
also
: fight
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Blame it on today’s square off between the moon and Mars!
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Usa Today, USA Today, 13 Apr. 2025
The New York Knicks and Cleveland Cavaliers will be squaring off tonight as both sides look to finish the regular season on a high note.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
The Wall Street Journal: As Trump squares off with Iran, the Middle East is on edge.
UKRAINE: While Trump spared Russia from the tariffs, that did not exempt the country from the ensuing economic havoc.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 11 Apr. 2025
That’s true in Denmark, which is squaring off with Trump over Greenland: A pension fund there has begun to shed its holdings in U.S. tech giants.
—Andrew Ross Sorkin, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
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Usa Today, USA Today, 13 Apr. 2025
The New York Knicks and Cleveland Cavaliers will be squaring off tonight as both sides look to finish the regular season on a high note.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
The Wall Street Journal: As Trump squares off with Iran, the Middle East is on edge.
UKRAINE: While Trump spared Russia from the tariffs, that did not exempt the country from the ensuing economic havoc.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 11 Apr. 2025
That’s true in Denmark, which is squaring off with Trump over Greenland: A pension fund there has begun to shed its holdings in U.S. tech giants.
—Andrew Ross Sorkin, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for square off
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“Square off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/square%20off. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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