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What does squarely mean?

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Adverb
  1. in the shape of a square; at right angles
  2. firmly and solidly
  3. in a direct, straightforward and honest manner
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The elimination of all but minimal stage props and scenic effects places the emphasis squarely on the actor and the word.
It's just easier to lay all the blame squarely on the shoulders of smokers.
Stalin's victory over Japan would have placed that country squarely behind the bamboo curtain.
The drama of Holy Week stands squarely between the seasons of Lent and Easter.
It is squarely in the tradition of Japanese ghost stories, where revenants deal out cruel and inexplicable vengeance for obscure reasons.
The use of nuclear weapons in a preemptive attack would seem to fall squarely within the definition of a war crime.

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