Thesaurus results for SETTINGS

settings

noun

plural of setting

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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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 In somewhat bare-bones, cozy settings, Red Lobster became a middle-class family destination, and was welcoming to Black customers at a time when segregation, while outlawed, was still common in much of the American South. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026 Iceland’s lava fields make for some thrilling Gothic settings. — HubSpot, 1 Oct. 2026 Blackened white gold around the stones gave the settings a noticeably darker finish than conventional white-metal diamond jewelry, while the hoops themselves were yellow gold. — Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2026 Behavioral therapies, which are standard in foster care settings, use punishments and rewards to get children to control outbursts, anger and other problematic behaviors. — Joseph Shapiro, NPR, 30 Sep. 2026 Take a few minutes while your phone is still safely in your hand and make sure these settings are ready. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2026 Our audio expert Tim Gideon loved the speakers' booming sound through 80W of power and adjustable EQ settings in the app. — Carlos Mejia, PC Magazine, 28 Sep. 2026 Our conservative fraud settings had been quietly pushing away international customers for more than a year. — Adarsh Naidu, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026 Unlike other modes that alter engine-mapping and suspension settings, Torcal’s four selections—Bentley Mode, Comfort Mode, Sport, and Refresh—also adjust the ambiance of the cabin as well. — Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 23 Sep. 2026

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The Audien Atom Pro 2 is designed for crystal-clear sound in environments like restaurants, while watching TV or at concerts.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026
This includes coordinated sensing across multiple domains and autonomous operations in contested, disconnected, and degraded environments.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of environments

Noun

After nearly four decades in public education, scenes like these still stop me in my tracks.

— Michael Poore Special to the Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 1 Oct. 2026
When in doubt, New York City and its many overlapping scenes, dives, and clubs are never a bad option.

— Olivia Morelli, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of scenes

Noun

Magnetic fields have implications for the structure of exoplanets and their atmospheres, according to Berger.

— Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2026
This program, led by astronomer Megan Weiner Mansfield at the University of Maryland, is examining a group of 10 different lava worlds to see at which temperatures these planets tend to form atmospheres.

— Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of atmospheres

Noun

Trump sought to rally Republicans by attacking Democrats over inflation and immigration, repeating claims about the number and backgrounds of migrants who entered the country during the Biden administration.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026
Our reporting has shown the relative ease with which people — some with questionable backgrounds — founded their own schools in unusual places.

— Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of backgrounds

Noun

Neither are ideal, but this hasn’t prevented City fans from generating a decent atmosphere inside their new surrounds, particularly during last season’s run-in when the final nine home games were all won.

— Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
One skyscraper amidst a sea of them, the Four Seasons San Francisco at Embarcadero blends in with its surrounds.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 July 2026

Definition of surrounds

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Set against the backdrops of New York and Los Angeles from the late 2000s through the 2020s, the novel navigates the uncertain metamorphosis of contemporary adulthood.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
Apple Fest 2026 included the customary busy midways and large gourd photo opportunity backdrops.

— Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of backdrops

Noun

To Vecchi, Eco’s oeuvre is similarly a loose constellation of different works that, although produced for different audiences and contexts, speak to one another.

— Bartolomeo Sala, The Dial, 29 Sep. 2026
This is especially true for students from educational contexts where academic writing was not part of their training.

— Saurabh Anand, JSTOR Daily, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of contexts

Noun

The action-drama is a road show that primarily films on location and often features rural settings, so the move to California provides new landscapes to masquerade as other locales.

— Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
Dozens of Georgia lawmakers had their trips to the beach and other locales paid for by lobbyists for some of the state’s most powerful interests.

— David Wickert, AJC.com, 30 Sep. 2026

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