as in figures
to come to a judgment about after discussion or consideration
the car buyer settled on that brand only after a lot of research
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Uche figures to be essential personnel for a defense that needs edge rushers to step up and get the quarterback down around 2024 first-round pick Chop Robinson.—
David Furones,
Sun Sentinel,
23 Mar. 2026 -
UConn figures to be a high seed in its sixth straight NCAA Tournament, which will set a program record.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Mar. 2026
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The Monday, March 23 episode showed part two of battle rounds, which is where members of the same team sing a duet, and then the judge chooses one to advance to the knockout stage.—
Ella Gonzales
March 24,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 Mar. 2026
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Regardless of which options Congress chooses, your benefits will be reduced.—
Elliot Raphaelson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
21 Mar. 2026
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Carolyn decides to attend Rory’s wedding.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
27 Mar. 2026
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This is the kind of error that looks obvious in retrospect and invisible until someone decides to check.—
Paul M. Sutter,
Scientific American,
27 Mar. 2026
Verb
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If San Francisco opts to keep Webb on regular rest, his second start of the season would be on Monday.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
27 Mar. 2026
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There will also be hard consequences if Trump opts to declare victory and end America’s involvement in a war that could become long and costly.—
Sudarsan Raghavan,
New Yorker,
25 Mar. 2026
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Under the agreement, which resolves the matter with no findings of wrongdoing or liability, Sutter must comply with additional monitoring and reporting requirements.—
Emma Hall,
Sacbee.com,
30 Mar. 2026
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Sadly, there is little chance of a sequel, as Nesbo neatly resolves the disparate futures of all the main characters.—
The Know,
Denver Post,
29 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Loose, gestural ink drawings sit alongside still lifes of treasured objects, flea market finds are arranged like miniature stage sets, and candid snapshots of her Milan existence are collaged with painterly abandon.—
Lilah Ramzi,
Vogue,
24 Mar. 2026
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For her part, Alesia finds Daisy, who is up to here with being made to play principal while managing these two.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
24 Mar. 2026
Verb
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That’s what determines whether a crowd stays stable or tips toward danger.—
Yook JiHun,
Popular Science,
26 Mar. 2026
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Labin details the elaborate process of elimination that determines which socks to bring to the festival each year.—
Scott Neuman,
NPR,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Settles (on or upon).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/settles%20%28on%20or%20upon%29. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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