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- the light rain will settle the dust in the air
- careful handling will settle the lees in the bottom of the wine bottle
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- the region was originally settled by farmers
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- settled the lawsuit in favor of the defendant
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- settled their wedding plans without any major disagreements
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- blueprints,
- calculates,
- charts,
- concerts,
- designs,
- drafts,
- frames,
- hammers out,
- intrigues,
- lays out,
- maneuvers,
- maps (out),
- plans,
- programs
- (also programmes),
- schematizes,
- schemes,
- shapes,
- squares away,
- works out
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- birds settling on the branches of the maple tree
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- settled the sleeping baby into her crib
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- a hot meal settled the children down
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- settled himself only with visible effort after the angry outburst
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- lulls,
- quiets,
- soothes,
- stills,
- tranquilizes
- (also tranquillizes)
- settle a debt
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- this information should settle the question of who is right
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“Settles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/settles. Accessed 26 Jan. 2022.
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