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Recent Examples of square one
Even seemingly-small continuity issues can take the process back to square one.
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Rainesford Stauffer, Time, 24 Apr. 2025
Unless the board can vote on an amendment soon, Johnson is back to square one in figuring out how to fund the upcoming CTU contract — while racing to patch up a $175 million hole in the budget.
—Nell Salzman, Chicago Tribune, 20 Mar. 2025
Of course, everyone knows how that played out, so now the Jets are back at square one at quarterback.
—Zack Rosenblatt, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
Neo essentially reboots the game and starts everyone at square one.
—Gabriel Zamora, PCMAG, 11 Feb. 2025
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Rainesford Stauffer, Time, 24 Apr. 2025
Unless the board can vote on an amendment soon, Johnson is back to square one in figuring out how to fund the upcoming CTU contract — while racing to patch up a $175 million hole in the budget.
—Nell Salzman, Chicago Tribune, 20 Mar. 2025
Of course, everyone knows how that played out, so now the Jets are back at square one at quarterback.
—Zack Rosenblatt, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
Neo essentially reboots the game and starts everyone at square one.
—Gabriel Zamora, PCMAG, 11 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for square one
Recent Examples of Synonyms for square one
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Guardian Litigation Group’s Litigation-First Strategy Guardian Litigation Group offers a unique service: legal representation from day one, at no additional cost to clients seeking debt settlement services.—
Jason Phillips,
USA Today,
26 July 2025
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Meanwhile, India will gain tariff-free access on 99% of imports from day one of the agreement.—
Ganesh Rao,
CNBC,
25 July 2025
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The East African nation, rich in coltan (a mineral vital to tech manufacturing), becomes ground zero for a confrontation between capitalist greed and collective consciousness.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
14 July 2025
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Los Angeles, a host city for the 2026 World Cup, became ground zero for the clash between a welcoming global sporting event and immigration roundups.—
Minky Worden,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
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A number of potentially better reactor types have been stuck on drawing boards or at the experimental stage for decades.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
24 Mar. 2015
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Winter Park is back to the drawing board in charting a path forward for its former library, which sits within shouting distance of Park Avenue.—
Ryan Gillespie,
Orlando Sentinel,
9 Feb. 2023
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Merrill’s groundout to first base ended the threat of the Padres tying the game.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 July 2025
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And on Tuesday, that meant making his career debut at first base.—
Peter Chawaga,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 July 2025
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They are required at the beginning of 8th grade, and staff must collaborate with students and their families to create and review the plans annually.—
Jean Eddy,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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Bloc Party appeared on NPR Tiny Desk for the first time with a career-spanning set that goes back to the very beginning.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
15 July 2025
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“Square one.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/square%20one. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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