square off
verb
squared off; squaring off; squares off
: to take a fighting stance : prepare to fight
also
: fight
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Boss fights, too, are now more about contextually racing toward a goal to cinematically handle the massive threat of the giants rather than squaring off in standard combat.
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Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 21 May 2024
Instead of building their mythic field, these middle-to-over-aged athletes are squaring off on one that’s about to get torn down and replaced by a school.
—Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 May 2024
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Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 21 May 2024
Instead of building their mythic field, these middle-to-over-aged athletes are squaring off on one that’s about to get torn down and replaced by a school.
—Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 May 2024
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 1 Jun. 2024.
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