settle (down)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for settle (down)
Verb
  • Watch the video above to learn how to cool off plants and keep your garden healthy.
    Maryal Miller Carter, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2025
  • There are three fan settings to keep you cool, as well: fan mode for direct cooling, breeze mode to mimic a light breeze, and backward airflow mode to purify and humidify without cooling.
    Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 25 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • The magazine saw itself as literary but not self-serious; if the stereotypical National Geographic story was a walk through the jungle recounted in hushed, awed tones, its Outside equivalent was a little dustier, wilder, and less reverent.
    Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2025
  • In his nearly 30-minute remarks, the 82-year-old often sounded hushed, with several distinct outbursts in defense of Social Security and its recipients.
    Isabella Murray, ABC News, 15 Apr. 2025
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“Settle (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/settle%20%28down%29. Accessed 1 May. 2025.

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