square off
verb
squared off; squaring off; squares off
: to take a fighting stance : prepare to fight
also
: fight
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Then, a day before the parties were due to square off on that matter in court for the first time, President Donald Trump proposed his own remedy, one that appeared to have no basis in law or regulations: an arbitrary limit on what percentage of Harvard’s student body should be international.
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Andy Rose, CNN Money, 3 June 2025
Weston and North Reading had really good seasons and could be squaring off in the second round.
—Danny Ventura, Boston Herald, 31 May 2025
This may be put to the test in the NBA Finals, as two clients, Haliburton and Oklahoma City Thunder big Chet Holmgren, are one Pacers win away from squaring off.
—Jared Weiss, New York Times, 29 May 2025
In-game brawling was infinitely worse during a few of the notorious afternoons or nights in which the AFC West rivals squared off.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2025
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Andy Rose, CNN Money, 3 June 2025
Weston and North Reading had really good seasons and could be squaring off in the second round.
—Danny Ventura, Boston Herald, 31 May 2025
This may be put to the test in the NBA Finals, as two clients, Haliburton and Oklahoma City Thunder big Chet Holmgren, are one Pacers win away from squaring off.
—Jared Weiss, New York Times, 29 May 2025
In-game brawling was infinitely worse during a few of the notorious afternoons or nights in which the AFC West rivals squared off.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2025
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“Square off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/square%20off. Accessed 8 Jun. 2025.
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