Thesaurus results for SETTLEMENTS

settlements

noun

plural of settlement

as in agreements

an arrangement about action to be taken eventually reached a peace settlement

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Recent Examples of settlements The five-member Board of Supervisors is charged with approving settlements with the families of people who die or are injured in county jails. — Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2026 Attorneys from South Florida didn’t let their plaintiff client’s death keep them from putting his name on lawsuit settlements and collecting money from the defendants, according to the state Supreme Court. — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 8 July 2026 It could be related to payment reconciliation, liquidity visibility and real-time settlements. — Dr. Saheer Nelliparamban, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026 But New Jersey specifically cut out Deacon from one of the largest settlements involving employer health insurance. — Bob Herman, STAT, 7 July 2026 The discovery represents one of the most significant Byzantine settlements found in Egypt’s Western Desert to date, said the SCA. — Anne Doran For Artnews, Robb Report, 7 July 2026 The best tax relief companies bridge the gap between taxpayers and the IRS, offering professional representation to negotiate settlements or payment plans. — Nick Perry, USA Today, 6 July 2026 The discovery represents one of the most significant Byzantine settlements found in Egypt’s Western Desert to date, said the SCA. — Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 6 July 2026 Residents of the small settlements of Anthoupoli, Filothei and Galini were notified by text to evacuate. — ABC News, 4 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for settlements

Noun

That created an opening for Samsung Electronics and Micron to accelerate investment in competing products while securing their own supply agreements with hyperscalers seeking to diversify AI chip supply chains.

— Lee Ying Shan,Jenny Lee, CNBC, 10 July 2026
Violence flared and subsided periodically, and Lebanon and Israel reached ceasefire agreements in 1993, 1996 and after a 2006 war.

— Anthony Wanis-St John, The Conversation, 10 July 2026

Definition of agreements

Noun

Australia, Japan and New Zealand condemned the launch into the South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone, as regional governments sign new defense pacts and warn China’s opaque militarization is destabilizing Pacific security.

— Huizhong Wu, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
Finney-Smith’s arrival leaves Charlotte with 17 players on standard pacts and when factoring the utilization of the maximum of three two-way contract slots into account when they are officially filled, that pushes the Hornets up to 20.

— Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 3 July 2026

Definition of pacts

Noun

Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, Good Night and Good Luck, The Ides of March, and Suburbicon are examples of films that are refined, ambitious, and outside the rules and conventions of Hollywood cinema.

— Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 6 July 2026
Beltran regularly appears at Star Trek conventions and used to get in fights on Twitter.

— Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 4 July 2026