square off
verb
squared off; squaring off; squares off
: to take a fighting stance : prepare to fight
also
: fight
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When both players squared off for the first time in 2018, Bolles delivered a strong impression, giving up two pressures in 20 matchups.
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Ryan McFadden, The Denver Post, 29 Nov. 2024
Lately, whenever Boston and Minnesota square off, drama ensues.
—Zack Cox, Hartford Courant, 25 Nov. 2024
The battle, broadcast on San Francisco’s KMEL, found Gibson and Hobo Junction squaring off against their Bay Area rivals, Casual and Hieroglyphics.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 20 Nov. 2024
Anxious interactions prompt a half-baked scheme as the moon and Mars square off.
—USA TODAY, 14 Nov. 2024
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Ryan McFadden, The Denver Post, 29 Nov. 2024
Lately, whenever Boston and Minnesota square off, drama ensues.
—Zack Cox, Hartford Courant, 25 Nov. 2024
The battle, broadcast on San Francisco’s KMEL, found Gibson and Hobo Junction squaring off against their Bay Area rivals, Casual and Hieroglyphics.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 20 Nov. 2024
Anxious interactions prompt a half-baked scheme as the moon and Mars square off.
—USA TODAY, 14 Nov. 2024
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“Square off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/square%20off. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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