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as in environments
the circumstances, conditions, or objects by which one is surrounded
the novice camper felt lost outside of his familiar urban setting
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as in scenes
the place and time in which the action for a portion of a dramatic work (as a movie) is set
the setting for the novel is Victorian England
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Recent Examples of settings
Morgan Stanley's supply chain field research also pointed to faster commercialization, citing factory and logistics settings, as well as further rollouts in unmanned retail stores and interactive commercial services.
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Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
24 June 2026
Concentrated flu outbreaks can occur in the spring and summer, but tend to be seen mainly on military bases, cruise ships and other settings where a lot of people are gathered together indoors, Monto said.
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ABC News,
24 June 2026
App integration allows users to do exactly that and also enables them to adjust settings.
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Lyssanoel Frater,
USA Today,
24 June 2026
This is an absolute dream machine, packed to the gills with high-octane silicon that will dominate any modern game at maximum settings.
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K. Thor Jensen,
PC Magazine,
24 June 2026
The new model boasts 20% stronger cooling performance and up to ten hours of battery life, controllable through buttons or a smartphone app for granular settings.
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David Phelan,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
Researchers caution that the device has not yet been tested in more complex settings.
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Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
17 June 2026
Interesting infestations While the evidence for all of that remains slim, some researchers have reported benefits from unintentional maggots in wounds, which often go unreported in healthcare settings.
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Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
17 June 2026
His planning experience across industries and geographies has shaped a practical understanding of how forecast outputs are applied in business settings, where accuracy affects inventory, service levels, and day-to-day operations.
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Karen Koehler,
Charlotte Observer,
17 June 2026
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
24 June 2026
Concentrated flu outbreaks can occur in the spring and summer, but tend to be seen mainly on military bases, cruise ships and other settings where a lot of people are gathered together indoors, Monto said.
—
ABC News,
24 June 2026
App integration allows users to do exactly that and also enables them to adjust settings.
—
Lyssanoel Frater,
USA Today,
24 June 2026
This is an absolute dream machine, packed to the gills with high-octane silicon that will dominate any modern game at maximum settings.
—
K. Thor Jensen,
PC Magazine,
24 June 2026
The new model boasts 20% stronger cooling performance and up to ten hours of battery life, controllable through buttons or a smartphone app for granular settings.
—
David Phelan,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
Researchers caution that the device has not yet been tested in more complex settings.
—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
17 June 2026
Interesting infestations While the evidence for all of that remains slim, some researchers have reported benefits from unintentional maggots in wounds, which often go unreported in healthcare settings.
—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
17 June 2026
His planning experience across industries and geographies has shaped a practical understanding of how forecast outputs are applied in business settings, where accuracy affects inventory, service levels, and day-to-day operations.
—
Karen Koehler,
Charlotte Observer,
17 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for settings
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Scientists do not believe those environments existed where the rock formed.
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The conservation status of animals and environments is not included in the UMAP-browser interface, and the Kauaʻi ʻōʻō bird’s extinction is mourned almost as a mythical event, dated but nonetheless out of time; no cause is indicated.
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Electronic dance music scholars have noted that countercultural scenes have shifted into a global industry, reshaping or erasing local meanings in favor of commercialization.
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The film, a reimagining of John Alan Schwartz’s 1978 film, follows a website content moderator (Ferreira) who becomes obsessed with a series of disturbing videos that seem to recreate scenes from the iconic Faces of Death film series.
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Ricard is no stranger to raucous softball atmospheres.
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Each smell is said to elicit different atmospheres.
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The grievances were part of that – challenges that ordinary men and women of all backgrounds had faced.
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After all, innovation can be found across the country and tapped by those with all kinds of backgrounds—not just those rooted in Silicon Valley and Wall Street.
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Commissioned from DeART of Italy, they are housed in cabinets in a muted version of British Racing Green, in harmony with the wooden look and feel of their surrounds.
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In the sanitized and alienating new surrounds, with the camaraderie of the early Hyperion days but a faint memory, long-simmering discontent about working conditions wouldn’t take long to boil over.
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The film is a sweeping romance set against one of history’s most unlikely backdrops — Germany in the immediate aftermath of WWII.
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Set the scene The drive from the Bozeman Airport is just under one hour and tours through vast open acre terrains and peak-mountain-backdrops of the Northern Rockies.
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In these interactive gameplay environments, brands become part of the game itself, reflecting how players engage with advertising in real-world contexts through digital ad boards, scoreboards, and brand broadcast overlays.
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The failure to analyze or even acknowledge countless comic interpretations of presidents in contexts that lack Lorne Michaels is so thoroughly bizarre that the entire documentary becomes more head-scratching than enlightening.
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The Seaside Serenade series includes nine varieties named after coastal locales.
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Many of those locations have been repurposed into local shopping locales or totally different retail offerings.
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“Settings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/settings. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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