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Since every square has 4 sides and you only have 10 toothpicks, obviously you can't have the squares be separate. You will need exactly 2 toothpicks to overlap. Once you realize that, there are two shapes that are possible and can be rotated to make a total of 6 different solutions.

A straight line (vertical or horizontal):

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Or an L-shape (forwards, backwards, and upside-down forwards and backwards):

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