squaring away

Definition of squaring awaynext
present participle of square away
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Verb
  • This usually only occurs in small amounts and can be replenished after working out.
    BestReviews, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Bailey has a wide-eyed clueless cuteness that lends to her character’s well-meaning naiveté — even her missteps have a way of working out.
    Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Stocks fell sharply early in Thursday's session, but steadily clawed their way back as investors appeared to take heart from news reports that Iran and Oman are hammering out a plan to oversee traffic in the Strait of Hormuz.
    Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Aponte’s predecessor Kevin Abrams was the Giants‘ salary cap lead in previous years, most memorably hammering out the early versions of Daniel Jones’ contract extension in the lobby of the JW Marriott here in March 2023.
    Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 26 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • The district recently approved new course materials for some high school math courses, and is planning for a middle school Spanish language arts pilot and new advanced high school welding class to start next school year.
    Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
  • JPMorgan Chase is planning to consolidate workspace for existing Charlotte workers and account for more hiring by moving into a SouthPark office that has room for over 1,000 workers, further expanding its push into the hometown territory of rival banks.
    Chase Jordan April 21, Charlotte Observer, 21 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • In early March, engineers from the Armaments Center began designing, explosive pressing, housing manufacturing and integrating the warhead to be used on a low-cost and expendable one-way attack drone.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 25 Apr. 2026
  • In a way, Tim Cook's superpower was always taking the innovation in Cupertino and orchestrating the external forces to bring it to life, through perfecting the supply chain and designing supplier relationships as chief operating officer, and eventually practicing international diplomacy as CEO.
    Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The First Gulf War really had a catalytic effect in shaping how China thought about its own military modernization program.
    Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Variety’s Entertainment Marketing Summit brought together leaders shaping the future of entertainment marketing and spotlighted the growth of the creator economy, strategies for how brands can reconnect with audiences and more.
    Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 22 Apr. 2026
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“Squaring away.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/squaring%20away. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.

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