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 Kardashian filed for divorce from Ye in February 2021, and the proceedings were finalized with a settlement in November 2022. — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 5 Oct. 2026 Stablecoins may become particularly useful for global settlement and machine-scale micropayments. — Ken Nizam, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026 Russia invaded its neighbor more than 4½ years ago, and there are no concrete signs that a peace settlement might be possible. — Susie Blann, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2026 Russia invaded its neighbor more than 4 ½ years ago, and there are no concrete signs that a peace settlement might be possible. — Hanna Arhirova, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for settlement

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Noun

Starz did indeed go dark for Verizon Fios subscribers on Wednesday night, as both sides failed to come to a carriage agreement.

— Michael Schneider, Variety, 1 Oct. 2026
The project, which would revamp how visitors enter the White House grounds, is one Trump construction effort that has drawn wide agreement.

— Dan Diamond, Washington Post, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of agreement

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Tony Romo carved out new terrain at CBS Sports after revealing a knack for predicting game play — all but forcing CBS to re-sign the former Dallas Cowboys quarterback to a multi-season pact in 2020 valued at around $17 million a year.

— Brian Steinberg, Variety, 2 Oct. 2026
As part of the pact, Sanofi is paying Regeneron $1 billion upfront, with possible milestone payments of up to $7 billion more.

— Andrew Joseph, STAT, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of pact

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The new Four Seasons is in the middle of Back Bay, an enormous tourism hub (and Boston’s convention-center epicenter).

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
The president made a similar pledge at the Republican National Committee’s first midterm convention in Dallas last month.

— Luke Fountain, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2026

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