SETTLE ON OR UPON Synonyms: 54 Similar and Opposite Words

settle (on or upon)

verb

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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Eve is designed to complement, not replace, a wheelchair, offering another mobility option for moments when users choose to be upright.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 21 Sep. 2026
Merz could, at least in theory, choose to turn over the task of managing his party to someone else and concentrate on running the country.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of choose

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The structure of the deal leaves the studio, which declined to comment, with more than $80 billion in debt and roughly $3 billion in annual free cash flow, figures that will likely handicap the studio’s operations moving forward.

— Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2026
Durbin figured the physical therapy would help her mom become strong enough to move home.

— Laura Trujillo, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of figure

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In 2019, Grassi Damiani and the family opted for a delisting of the company, citing misalignment between the management’s strategic plans and shareholders’ expectations.

— Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 21 Sep. 2026
As for her outfit, Swift stuck to the Chiefs’ color palette of red and white, opting for a gingham polo dress designed by her bestie Gigi Hadid’s brand, Guest in Residence.

— Hannah Malach, InStyle, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of opt

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According to authorities, Fabbrica LLC, which is based in Windsor, agreed to pay $2,581,250 to resolve False Claims Act allegations in connection with a $2 million PPP loan.

— Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026
The company also offers a tele-assist capability for situations the robot cannot resolve autonomously.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of resolve

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Fusion signatures face scrutiny The researchers also found temperature differences between the active reactor and a calibration device operating under comparable input-power conditions.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 22 Sep. 2026
Even on a long, tiring shoot, the cast mostly still finds the energy to celebrate each other.

— Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of find

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The vote will determine the next prime minister and the makeup of the government, which will serve alongside a powerful monarchy that retains broad authority over strategic affairs.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Sep. 2026
Organizations have compared benchmark scores, reasoning capabilities and response quality to determine which AI model is smartest.

— Samir Dutta, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026

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