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square off

verb

  1. intr, adverb to assume a posture of offence or defence, as in boxing
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Take a fighting stance, prepare to fight, as in As they squared off, the teacher came out and stopped them , or The ambassador said the two countries were squaring off . [First half of 1800s]
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In the videos, she squares off against earlier versions of herself.

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A packed crowd gathered at Camelback Ranch to watch the Dodgers and Angels square off for the first time.

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The Chargers, the designated home team for this game, will be part of the NFL’s return to Sao Paulo after the Philadelphia Eagles and Green Bay Packers squared off there to open last season.

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Bonta has become the face of California’s legal resistance to the second Trump administration, squaring off over new executive orders on gender, immigration and other hot-button issues.

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Rozelle and Raiders owner Al Davis, who had squared off in the courtroom, had a tense relationship.

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