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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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for settles (on or upon)
Verb
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That expertise on the boards figures to pair well with the shooting prowess of Atlanta stars Allisha Gray and Rhyne Howard.—
Tyler Estep,
AJC.com,
8 Apr. 2026 -
South Carolina figures to be another tough defensive matchup.—
Jack Vita,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Apr. 2026
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Every Tuesday of tournament week, the defending champion chooses the menu for his fellow champions, and the lore of the occasion continues to grow.—
Don Riddell,
CNN Money,
7 Apr. 2026
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Alliances, however, do not mean states have to engage in warfare just because an ally chooses to do so.—
Daniel DePetris,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Apr. 2026
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What Santa Clara County decides in the coming months will not stay within our borders.—
Maria Noel Fernandez,
Mercury News,
10 Apr. 2026
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Set in New Jersey, the story follows an ethnically and religiously confusing family fronted by hardware store owner Linda (Laurie Metcalf), who decides after the death of her mother to run for mayor of their midsized town.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Apr. 2026
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James Kennedy opts for all black at the iHeartRadio Music Awards afterparty presented by Affinity Nightlife in Los Angeles on March 26.—
Katie Hill,
PEOPLE,
2 Apr. 2026
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The show opts not to show the murder itself.—
Ellise Shafer,
Variety,
1 Apr. 2026
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There is no reason for you to be concerned as the condition almost always resolves itself in a short period of time.—
Dr. John De Jong,
Boston Herald,
5 Apr. 2026
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Researchers revealed that this methodology resolves spatial variations in photocatalytic reactivity of nanoscale cocatalysts supported on semiconductors with a spatial resolution on the order of 10 nm.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Apr. 2026
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Keep reading for more of our favorite charming finds below—all under $30.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
8 Apr. 2026
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In Claude—a wayward young man whom everyone nonetheless finds promising—Louise sees a vessel for her remaining idealism.—
Brandy Jensen,
New Yorker,
8 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Natural gas, which determines 70% to 90% of the cost of producing nitrogen fertilizer, has seen a 20% drop in production due to the war and price increases up to 70%.—
Aya S. Chacar,
Fortune,
9 Apr. 2026
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Natural gas, which determines 70% to 90% of the cost of producing nitrogen fertilizer, has seen a 20% drop in production due to the war and price increases up to 70%.—
Aya S. Chacar,
The Conversation,
6 Apr. 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 11 Apr. 2026.
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