as in agreement
an arrangement about action to be taken
eventually reached a peace settlement
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Recent Examples of settlement
Families shared their testimonies with immigrant advocates filing a lawsuit to prevent the Trump administration from terminating the Flores settlement agreement, a 1990s-era policy that requires immigrant children detained in federal custody be held in safe and sanitary conditions.
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Valerie Gonzalez, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2025
Only Oklahoma, which has a separate settlement with the company, is not involved.
—Geoff Mulvihill, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2025
The coal mining settlement Qullissat was abandoned in 1972 after the Danish government decided to close the mine, forcing its 1,400 residents to relocate.
—Morten Høi Jensen, The Dial, 19 June 2025
Payment Processing Systems: Facilitate fast, secure payment initiation, routing and settlement.
—Serge Beck, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
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Valerie Gonzalez, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2025
Only Oklahoma, which has a separate settlement with the company, is not involved.
—Geoff Mulvihill, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2025
The coal mining settlement Qullissat was abandoned in 1972 after the Danish government decided to close the mine, forcing its 1,400 residents to relocate.
—Morten Høi Jensen, The Dial, 19 June 2025
Payment Processing Systems: Facilitate fast, secure payment initiation, routing and settlement.
—Serge Beck, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for settlement
Noun
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These issues have driven a cycle of reciprocal tariffs and have made further comprehensive agreements difficult to achieve in recent years.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 June 2025
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Then, last year, Firefly announced an agreement with the Swedish Space Corporation to launch Alpha from Esrange Space Center as soon as 2026.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
27 June 2025
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The meeting did not happen, though Biden was Vice President when then-President Barack Obama negotiated a pact that effectively sidelined Iran’s nuclear program until Trump withdrew from it in 2018.—
Karl Vick,
Time,
23 June 2025
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Remember, Russia signed a non-aggression pact with Adolf Hitler in 1939 that started World War II, then invaded Poland from the east 16 days after Hitler invaded from the west.—
Carl Burdette,
Baltimore Sun,
22 June 2025
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Kove also made headlines earlier this week following an incident that occurred at a fan convention in Puyallup, Wash.—
Nick Caruso,
TVLine,
27 June 2025
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That video led to a call from the CEO, a trip to the Magic Live convention in Las Vegas, and a surreal encounter.—
Tony Bradley,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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“Settlement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/settlement. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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