as in to choose
to come to a judgment about after discussion or consideration
the car buyer settled on that brand only after a lot of research
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for settle (on or upon)
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Hearing there may be more options to choose from on his way home is a delicious thought.—
Carmela Karcher,
CBS News,
21 Mar. 2026 -
That has to be done in advance, and travelers also have to choose biometric screening in their airline apps.—
Shannon Bond,
NPR,
21 Mar. 2026
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Trump defended the elimination game formula of the show as critical for drama but was intrigued by my counterproposal and asked me to give him a year to figure it out and transition the show toward that model.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Fortune,
23 Mar. 2026
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Uche figures to be essential personnel for a defense that needs edge rushers to step up and get the quarterback down around 2024 first-round pick Chop Robinson.—
David Furones,
Sun Sentinel,
23 Mar. 2026
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Jenkins is on a road trip back to Yuba City and decided to grab some food.—
Carmela Karcher,
CBS News,
21 Mar. 2026
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The club’s decision makers will meet this weekend to decide on the club’s final few roster spots, but there are still a few days left for players to make a last impression.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
21 Mar. 2026
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Dozens of cuts saving millions of dollars by canceling contracts and expenditures, while opting not to fill vacant positions.—
Andy Sheehan,
CBS News,
25 Mar. 2026
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There will also be hard consequences if Trump opts to declare victory and end America’s involvement in a war that could become long and costly.—
Sudarsan Raghavan,
New Yorker,
25 Mar. 2026
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Many thought the Afghan Taliban’s return to power in 2021 would resolve this tension.—
Rabia Akhtar,
The Conversation,
20 Mar. 2026
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Ziegler said the fact that employers and plan sponsors are not mentioned among health care entities in the text of the Weldon Amendment could give Democrats an edge with their interpretation, but the question has yet to be resolved in court.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 Mar. 2026
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Four Fort Worth restaurants were temporarily closed, and roaches were found at others during the latest round of city health inspections, according to the inspection reports.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 Mar. 2026
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When the question was broken down by party affiliation, Democrats were significantly more likely to cross party lines, the 2024 survey found.—
Francesca Chambers,
USA Today,
24 Mar. 2026
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Future meetings are yet to be determined.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
22 Mar. 2026
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Here is a closer look at what's at stake for Netanyahu, and how the wars with Iran and Hezbollah could help determine his fate.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
22 Mar. 2026
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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 25 Mar. 2026.
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