Synonyms for squarely
ˈskwɛər lisquare·ly

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1. squarely, forthrightly, forthrightadverb

   directly and without evasion; not roundabout

   "to face a problem squarely"; "the responsibility lies squarely with them"; "spoke forthright (or forthrightly) and to the point"

   Synonyms:
   forthright, square, forthrightly, foursquare, straightforwardly

2. squarely, squareadverb

   in a straight direct way

   "looked him squarely in the eye"; "ran square into me"

   Synonyms:
   forthright, square, forthrightly, foursquare, straightforwardly

3. squarely, squareadverb

   firmly and solidly

   "hit the ball squarely"; "the bat met the ball squarely"; "planted his great bulk square before his enemy"

   Synonyms:
   forthright, square, forthrightly, foursquare, straightforwardly

4. squarely, squareadverb

   in a square shape

   "a squarely cut piece of paper"; "folded the sheet of paper square"

   Synonyms:
   forthright, square, forthrightly, foursquare, straightforwardly

5. squarely, foursquare, straightforwardlyadverb

   with firmness and conviction; without compromise

   "he stood foursquare for religious liberty and toleration"- C.G.Bowers; "dealt straightforwardly with all issues"

   Synonyms:
   forthright, square, forthrightly, foursquare, straightforwardly

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1. List of paraphrases for "squarely":

   directly

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1. Tim Walz:

   That falls squarely on me.

2. Shinzo Abe:

   I wish to look squarely at the fact that behind the refugees we find a much larger number of people who are unable even to flee and become refugees.

3. Mark Steward:

   Regulators need open communication with firms so that better decisions can be made sooner. Mr Macris should have explained the position more squarely, especially when he knew the synthetic credit portfolio’s losses had worsened.

4. Scott Davison:

   My perspective is that the blame lays almost squarely with Newsom, at any point, he could have ordered the schools to reopen, just like he ordered them closed at the beginning of last fall.

5. Liz Rosenberg:

   We are out of the realm of focusing squarely on the US Treasury or the Iranian central bank governor or Iran's oil minister. It does seem a bit of an afterthought, which is oddly misplaced, to discuss the power of sanctions when there is no meaningful new economic measure that will create a powerful new impact at this point.