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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Instead of forcing agreement, stay curious about what needs tweaking.

— Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 9 Oct. 2026
The effort is part of the agreement between the DAF and Northrop Grumman that increases annual B-21 production capacity by 25% while maintaining focus on cost, schedule and performance.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of agreement

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The pact, set up earlier this year, is meant to coordinate defense and security cooperation among the three.

— Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2026
The two firms had announced their partnership in 2021, after the Japanese company's pact with another Indian company, Future Retail, was terminated.

— Priyanka Salve,Jenny Lee, CNBC, 10 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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