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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About a month after Ewing was called up, the Philadelphia Phillies figured him out.

— Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 8 Sep. 2026
August Chesner, a Lowell High School senior and marching band member, figured his tuba weighs about 20 pounds.

— Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of figured

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Oak Park and Evanston have decided to end their Flock contracts.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Sep. 2026
After sunsetting their decades-long careers in the aerospace industry, brothers Jerry and Peter Wong decided to add a bit of magic to their lives by working at Disney.

— Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of decided

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Toronto opted to hold off on the deal until the NBA completed its investigation.

— Matt Schubert, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Seattle's 10th penalty of the game then pushed the Seahawks back five yards on a delay of game, and after two ensuring incompletions Seattle opted for a short field goal by Jason Myers to take the lead.

— Andrew Greif, NBC news, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of opted

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Salah’s future was not resolved until March, by which time Semenyo had joined Manchester City and hit the ground running.

— James Pearce, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
But then Godzilla re-emerged, and Kōichi resolved to die fighting the monster to atone for Odo Island.

— Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of resolved

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The airport authority voted 6-0 to rename the airport, but said the final name will be determined at a later date.

— Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 11 Sep. 2026
Its evolution and that of the surrounding estate have been determined by border disputes between papal states and grand duchies, by World Wars, and, in the second half of the 20th century, by brute economics, industrialization, and urbanization.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Sep. 2026

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