as in agreement
an arrangement about action to be taken
eventually reached a peace settlement
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Recent Examples of settlement
However, the facility agreed in 2025 to surrender its state license to sell dogs as part of a legal settlement tied to an animal cruelty investigation, Dane County officials said in March.
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Brady Halbleib, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2026
Those who qualify to submit a claim will receive a notice by email or mail, according to the settlement website.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2026
The settlement was agreed upon by both the grocer and the plaintiff, but still has to be approved by a court.
—Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
Some disputes are resolved through settlements along the way.
—Matthew Kayser, Ascend Agency, 16 Apr. 2026
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Brady Halbleib, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2026
Those who qualify to submit a claim will receive a notice by email or mail, according to the settlement website.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2026
The settlement was agreed upon by both the grocer and the plaintiff, but still has to be approved by a court.
—Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
Some disputes are resolved through settlements along the way.
—Matthew Kayser, Ascend Agency, 16 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for settlement
Noun
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His starting point was not optimism about the likelihood of human agreement but a sober recognition of its unlikelihood.—
Nikhil Krishnan,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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While classes will remain in session, CPS reached an agreement last week to provide transportation to students who chose to participate in an afternoon rally, and to allow teachers to implement a curriculum on civic engagement.—
Audrey Pachuta,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Apr. 2026
Noun
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In a letter sent to Mayor Matt Mahan earlier this month, Susan Mizner, director emeritus of the Disability Rights Program for the ACLU, urged the city to reconsider and pointed out that the county is participating in the pact.—
Robert Salonga,
Mercury News,
17 Apr. 2026
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The movement stopped a trade pact with China from being implemented, created dozens of future political leaders and paved the way to the election of the Democratic Progressive Party’s candidate, Tsai Ing-wen.—
Michelle Kuo,
The Dial,
14 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Reasonableness, like tolerance, is best seen as a convention of restraint, sustained because everyone remembers, however vaguely, what happens when the treaty collapses.—
Nikhil Krishnan,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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But before the general election, Stewart and two other candidates are scrambling for delegates who will vote on May 16 during the Republican Party’s convention at the Mohegan Sun casino.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
19 Apr. 2026
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“Settlement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/settlement. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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