settle (on or upon)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for settle (on or upon)
Verb
  • While the right technique for cutting can go a long way, nothing will have quite as much impact on the longevity of your blooms than choosing the right time to hit your garden with a bucket of lukewarm water and your sharpest shears in hand.
    Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 17 Oct. 2025
  • In Pullman’s world, evil is overcome by people choosing truth over lies, action over apathy and empathy over hate, every single day.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The two-point try was unsuccessful, but at 17-12, the game was within reach if Houston could figure something out on defense.
    Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Liberation seems to have figured, too, in Elizabeth McCracken’s novel about her mother, The Hero of This Book.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • As the team struggles with grief, Sharon decides to pull Station 42 off active duty entirely, rather than assign a new captain.
    Alamin Yohannes, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Oct. 2025
  • When New Jersey suddenly came down hard on business, neighbouring Delaware decided to rewrite its rulebook to scoop up companies fleeing the state.
    Jan Hammer, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • For the outing, Dobrev opted for Victoria Beckham‘s stiletto sandals in black leather.
    Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2025
  • This pattern would suggest that a potential trilogy capper would be set during the Blake siblings’ college years, but McGraw is opting to not get ahead of herself just yet.
    Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The protest also happened on day 18 of the government shutdown, after Republicans and Democrats failed to resolve a budget dispute for the 2026 fiscal year.
    Carolyn Burt, Oc Register, 19 Oct. 2025
  • This doesn’t resolve that Georgia is better off with Stockton than the alternatives.
    Seth Emerson, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Police found a firearm in the vehicle, the release says.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2025
  • The child was found by her mother three hours later, with internal vehicle temperatures having reached over 108 degrees.
    Jose R. Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Investigators are still determining what caused the crash.
    Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Modern warfare increasingly depends on neuroscientific findings to help determine the best ways to train soldiers, defend populations against disinformation, and manage deterrence strategies.
    Big Think, Big Think, 18 Oct. 2025
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“Settle (on or upon).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/settle%20%28on%20or%20upon%29. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.

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