SETTLED (ON OR UPON) Synonyms: 54 Similar and Opposite Words

settled (on or upon)

verb

past tense of settle (on or upon)

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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Lojo figured that a drop-in facility, where people could sleep in a chair for the night, with access to a hot meal and a shower, would be perfect for him.

— Anand Giridharadas, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2026
Celebrities, however, are a different beast than authors, though the Times figured it out.

— Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of figured

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While Starship achieved the proper orbit, zipping along at 17,500 mph, flight controllers opted to play it safe and bring it back several hours sooner, after just a couple of laps.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 29 Sep. 2026
Eva Longoria Eva Longoria forwent a dress moment and opted for power in her black jumpsuit.

— Julia Teti, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of opted

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Manager Dana Weigel stressed that everyone must be confident that all of Starliner’s problems have been resolved before putting astronauts back on board.

— Marcia Dunn, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2026
Once the sunlight issue was resolved, the researchers faced radiation hurdles from the Van Allen belts created by the Earth’s magnetic field and which traps photons and electrons.

— Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of resolved

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BlackRock, Carhartt, Ford and Google founded the Alliance in July — the same four companies represented on the panel.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
The site is situated on the island of Lismore and is believed to have been founded by Saint Mo Luóc, an early Christian saint also known as Moluag.

— Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of found

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Investigators determined the cause of death was strangulation and loss of blood due to blunt force injuries.

— Megan Fahrney, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026
Instead of time spent in practice, the key to success, as Susman and fellow researchers determined, turned out to be consistency.

— Gili Malinsky, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026

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