SETTLES (ON OR UPON) Synonyms: 54 Similar and Opposite Words

settles (on or upon)

verb

present tense third-person singular of settle (on or upon)

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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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Johnson, a second-year back, figures to challenge Lloyd for carries in the Packers' backfield.

— Jim Reineking, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026
But this season has been even more electric with Pete Crow-Armstrong’s dramatics, and October figures to be dialed up to 11 at Wrigley.

— Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026

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If the prosecution chooses not to retry the case, Clancy would be returned to the psychiatric facility until the Plymouth County District Attorney decides to drop the charges, at which point she would be released, Hershon said.

— Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2026
It's shaped by moments when a leader chooses the enterprise over the function, treats people with respect under pressure and creates confidence amid uncertainty.

— Bala Sathyanarayanan, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of chooses

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If the prosecution decides to retry the case, a new jury would be selected, and the case would proceed to a new trial with a different jury.

— Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 4 Sep. 2026
The Tate brothers remain in jail in the US while a judge decides on the request for their extradition to Britain, where they are wanted on rape charges.

— Reuters, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of decides

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If the district attorney opts to downgrade charges against Clancy, the parties could potentially come to a plea agreement to avoid a second trial.

— Lauren del Valle, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2026
There is a seven-day retention option, but Waybourn said the county opts for the longer retention to give crime victims more time to come forward.

— Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of opts

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An output stage resolves any conflicts between separate commands, enforces strict equipment safety boundaries, and routes the signals directly to the reactor.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2026
The agreement resolves a lawsuit filed in 2020 that alleged Walmart repeatedly violated the federal Controlled Substances Act by unlawfully dispensing opioid prescriptions at pharmacies across the country.

— Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of resolves

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Being unmarked and arriving with momentum, Odegaard finds himself in a one-v-one with the goalkeeper again caught on his line.

— Jon Mackenzie, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Bridgespan’s report finds that families in middle-income countries are more likely to administer their own programs than those in higher-income countries.

— Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of finds

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Of course, our bodies are all different, and this determines how quickly—or slowly—our hair grows.

— Carly Cardellino Vaccaro, InStyle, 5 Sep. 2026
If the Interior Department determines the animals have met recovery goals, the administration will also work with states to encourage them to remove state-level protections and revise standards governing lethal wolf removal.

— Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2026

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