as in figured
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 settled (on or upon)
Verb
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There’s a few markets that have figured it out, but not enough.—
Fortune Editors,
Fortune,
24 Sep. 2025 -
At that point, Shildt figured implementation in the majors was only a matter of time.—
Jeff Sanders,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Sep. 2025
Verb
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But there will be a lot of people in that room when that ultimately gets decided, including people that are working with him every day and people that are really important to him.—
Jay King,
New York Times,
28 Sep. 2025
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On Sunday, the European captain, Luke Donald, decided to roll the Northern Irishman out fourth in singles.—
Kendall Capps,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The Bengals, though, pulled out a 30-24 overtime win in one of the most thrilling games on last year’s schedule after head coach Sean Payton opted to play for OT following a late Denver scoring drive rather than hunt for a game-winning two-point conversion.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
26 Sep. 2025
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Presley opted to continue the ethereal white motif.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
25 Sep. 2025
Verb
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That means the state can continue receiving federal money until the dispute is resolved.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
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Take the power play out of the equation, because that was a team-wide issue (which may be resolved with new assistants to lead the way), and Barzal’s five-on-five numbers paint a stronger picture.—
The Athletic NHL,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Denver has already landed its first founding partner, CommonSpirit Health, which also secured naming rights for the club’s performance center.—
Asli Pelit,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
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This year the honor roll student founded The Curious Kid Collective, a community initiative that promotes literacy and creative exploration for children through storytelling and art, and was a recipient of the Fashion Scholarship Fund’s Virgil Abloh Post-Modern scholarship.—
Anna Moeslein,
Glamour,
23 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Otherwise, the final environmental analysis determined that, even after mitigation, three other impacts — land use, historical and tribal cultural resources, and noise — will be significant and unavoidable.—
Jennifer Van Grove,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Sep. 2025
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Within days, regulators determined the hospital had violated federal law.—
ProPublica,
ProPublica,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Settled (on or upon).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/settled%20%28on%20or%20upon%29. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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