Thesaurus results for SETTLEMENT

settlement

noun

ˈse-tᵊl-mənt

Definition of settlement

as in agreement

an arrangement about action to be taken eventually reached a peace settlement

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Recent Examples of settlement What could a settlement between the states and Paramount look like? — Brent Lang, Variety, 5 Aug. 2026 Her attorney has proposed a $975,000 settlement, which LeVota has said the county is unwilling to settle out of court. — Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 5 Aug. 2026 The company also announced integrations with BlackRock, BNY, DTCC and Standard Chartered spanning tokenized asset settlement, digital asset custody, stablecoin access — and FX and repo infrastructure. — Tanaya MacHeel, CNBC, 5 Aug. 2026 Lawsuits against dust-mask companies have resulted in multimillion-dollar verdicts and settlements. — Howard Berkes, NPR, 5 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for settlement

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The militant group Hamas has reached an agreement with the Board of Peace – tasked with implementing a long term ceasefire plan in Gaza – to relinquish its weapons, a senior official told CNN on Friday.

— Jeremy Diamond, CNN Money, 31 July 2026
Jennings says, in situations like this, the two parties usually come to an agreement, but this should be a lesson.

— Michael Abeyta, CBS News, 31 July 2026

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Following the success of this year’s War Machine, Netflix and Alan Ritchson are making long-term plans under a new first-look feature deal while also revving engines on their first project under the pact.

— Justin Kroll, Deadline, 3 Aug. 2026
The prospect of labor strife looms over the rest of this Padres/MLB season, what with the labor pact due to expire in December and both sides already drawing bright red lines in public statements.

— Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Aug. 2026

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Monsterama Con The 13th annual retro horror and sci-fi convention focuses on cinema, art, comics, literature and media with special guests, vendors, screenings and more.

— Mary Caldwell, AJC.com, 4 Aug. 2026
In an Instagram post, Dillahunt shared footage of the pair meandering around the convention together in their masks.

— Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Aug. 2026

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