square off
verb
squared off; squaring off; squares off
: to take a fighting stance : prepare to fight
also
: fight
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Two Air Force fighter jets recently squared off in a dogfight in California.
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Tara Copp, Fortune, 12 May 2024
The Dallas Mavericks and Oklahoma City Thunder will square off in the NBA Playoff’s Western Conference Semifinal best-of-seven series which begins at 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday at the Paycom Center.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 May 2024
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Tara Copp, Fortune, 12 May 2024
The Dallas Mavericks and Oklahoma City Thunder will square off in the NBA Playoff’s Western Conference Semifinal best-of-seven series which begins at 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday at the Paycom Center.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 May 2024
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“Square off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/square%20off. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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