as in agreement
an arrangement about action to be taken
eventually reached a peace settlement
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Recent Examples of settlement
But a lawsuit settlement stated the Chandlers could not be shown at all in any dramatization of Jackson’s life.
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Bethy Squires, Vulture, 26 Apr. 2026
But attorneys for Jackson's estate allegedly discovered a clause in the legal settlement with Chandler, preventing any mention or depiction of him in any movie.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2026
But those sequences had to be removed after producers discovered a clause in the settlement with the young accuser that barred the depiction or mention of him in film or television.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 26 Apr. 2026
The settlement that was reached resolved the allegations against UConn, its police department, state police and the state Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 26 Apr. 2026
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Bethy Squires, Vulture, 26 Apr. 2026
But attorneys for Jackson's estate allegedly discovered a clause in the legal settlement with Chandler, preventing any mention or depiction of him in any movie.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2026
But those sequences had to be removed after producers discovered a clause in the settlement with the young accuser that barred the depiction or mention of him in film or television.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 26 Apr. 2026
The settlement that was reached resolved the allegations against UConn, its police department, state police and the state Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 26 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for settlement
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On April 14th, as Kyiv braced for a round of Russian strikes, the Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelensky, was seven hundred and fifty miles away, in Berlin, forging a defense agreement with Germany, part of a tour of European allies to raise support for military aid.—
Sudarsan Raghavan,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2026
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Set one clear agreement, confirm who’s responsible, and follow through so everything stays consistent without needing to be reset later.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
28 Apr. 2026
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According to Associated Administrators of Los Angeles/Teamsters Local 2010, which represents about 3,000 LAUSD administrators, roughly 96% of its members voted in favor of the labor pact.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
25 Apr. 2026
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The pact also calls for strengthening operational capacities of the Haiti National Police and Armed Forces of Haiti, defining cooperation protocols with the Gang Suppression Force and the reactivation of the National Commission for Disarmament, Dismantlement and Reintegration.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
24 Apr. 2026
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But even that is uncertain; Bianco won more delegates at the state party convention, though neither candidate cleared the threshold needed to win a formal endorsement.—
Ben Paviour,
Sacbee.com,
26 Apr. 2026
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The New England cannabis convention going on the same day in Boston has more juice than the GOP confab in Worcester.—
Joe Battenfeld,
Boston Herald,
25 Apr. 2026
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“Settlement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/settlement. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.
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