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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Coach Dan Hurley should have figured it out years ago.—
Letters to the Editor,
Hartford Courant,
12 Mar. 2026 -
The girl was always up to something, so her parents figured extra bumps and bruises were just symptoms of an active childhood.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 Mar. 2026
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Tobin plans to name something off the menu after Garrett, but hasn’t decided what and hopes to get more photos of him on the wall to commemorate his impact.—
Noelle Alviz-Gransee
March 15,
Kansas City Star,
15 Mar. 2026
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Instead of tucking her poem away in a notebook, Santos decided to publish it in 2021.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Mar. 2026
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Atrium opted to build new beds at Harrisburg rather than relocate 13 beds from its main campus as originally planned.—
Chase Jordan
March 11,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Mar. 2026
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The Patriots did have interest in re-signing Chaisson, but opted early to sign veteran, free-agent edge rusher Dre’Mont Jones on Monday, a more well-rounded, yet older and less explosive player.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
11 Mar. 2026
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Less often mentioned by the senator is that Paxton was acquitted by the Texas Senate and later resolved other legal challenges through a plea deal.—
John C. Moritz,
Austin American Statesman,
15 Mar. 2026
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McMann went from Toronto to Seattle at the trade deadline, but was delayed because of a visa issue that was resolved Friday.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Mar. 2026
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Indian hotelier Ashok Khanna founded the place as a response to epidemic stress levels, with a mission to rebalance holistically.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 Mar. 2026
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Encode is led by Stanford University student Sneha Revanur, who founded the organization in 2020.—
Robert Schmad,
The Washington Examiner,
17 Mar. 2026
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After a physical altercation at a Colorado prison in January, the Colorado Department of Corrections has determined that inmate Tina Peters is not guilty of assaulting another inmate.—
Christa Swanson,
CBS News,
17 Mar. 2026
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District officials have not yet determined what the cost will be once the program is run by community education, Keister said.—
Mary Divine,
Twin Cities,
16 Mar. 2026
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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 17 Mar. 2026.
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