as in agreement
an arrangement about action to be taken
eventually reached a peace settlement
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Recent Examples of settlement
Before the settlement, the trio would’ve been free to sell their shares when the trust expired in 2030, risking the family’s control of the business.
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Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
The settlement would be one of the largest copyright case payouts in history and amounts to about $3,000 per book for nearly 500,000 works.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025
The current system, with its settlement delays, access restrictions, and operational friction, has become competitively disadvantaged.
—Sandy Peng, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
YouTube also paid a $170 million fine as part of the settlement.
—Mike Snider, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
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Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
The settlement would be one of the largest copyright case payouts in history and amounts to about $3,000 per book for nearly 500,000 works.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025
The current system, with its settlement delays, access restrictions, and operational friction, has become competitively disadvantaged.
—Sandy Peng, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
YouTube also paid a $170 million fine as part of the settlement.
—Mike Snider, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for settlement
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Four years later, the country’s government reached an agreement with the International Monetary Fund after changing the Bitcoin Law, making bitcoin acceptance voluntary instead of compulsory.—
Javier Bastardo,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Some European leaders have suggested going as far as to send peacekeeping troops to enforce a post-war deterrence in Ukraine, while Russia wants a broader set of agreements that offer Moscow a greater say in the regional security landscape.—
Tom O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Sep. 2025
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Murray had a rather rough year in his first season after inking the new pact, appearing in just 11 contests that year while totaling 14 passing touchdowns and seven picks.—
Matthew Schmidt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Sep. 2025
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As part of his campaign platform, McGregor has opposed a European Union migration pact that would more evenly distribute the processing of asylum seekers across the bloc.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
5 Sep. 2025
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And one of these, for those of us accustomed to British conventions but who follow the game in continental Europe, is the simple passage of time.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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Virgo has Steal Away begin as a feminist drama that eventually breaks conventions by morphing into something of a horror film, with even a pinch of the supernatural.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Settlement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/settlement. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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