settles (on or upon)

verb

present tense third-person singular of settle (on or upon)
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for settles (on or upon)
  1. figures
  2. chooses
  3. decides
  4. opts
  5. resolves
  6. finds
  7. determines
Verb
  • The position figures to have an even bigger role in Kubiak’s offensive system, which uses multiple tight ends and moves them all around the formation in both run and pass concepts — including screens.
    — Jourdan Rodrigue, New York Times, 21 July 2026
  • San Diego again figures to be a contender for the playoffs next year, said Jesse Steinberg, the chief operating officer at the Barnes Center.
    — Glae Thien, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 July 2026
Definition of figures
Verb
  • Bi chooses Jude as his rival; Jude chooses the arctic wolf as their muse.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 31 July 2026
  • Graham is the unabashed matriarch of the flock, who every year chooses the destination, books the hut, plans the menu, does meal prep, and designs the commemorative T-shirts.
    — Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 30 July 2026
Definition of chooses
Verb
  • So there could be a world where Arteta decides to start them as a pair again.
    — Art de Roché, New York Times, 31 July 2026
  • The job is to define what the seat requires out loud and test every candidate against it, so the proof women already produce decides.
    — Julia Rafal-Baer, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of decides
Verb
  • The idea is that each family member opts to tap into AI to get mental health guidance.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Common opts for a mustard yellow look at ABC studios on July 27 in New York City.
    — Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 29 July 2026
Definition of opts
Verb
  • The settlement resolves more than six years of criminal and civil proceedings stemming from the harassment campaign.
    — Leah Willingham, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026
  • Lawmakers also have to decide who investigates complaints, resolves disputes and pays for any new oversight system.
    — Nora O'Neill July 28, Charlotte Observer, 28 July 2026
Definition of resolves
Verb
  • The show finds ways to expose the worst in its characters, their pettiest, most vengeful, greediest parts.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Also screening is Andrey Zvyagintsev’s Minotaur, another feature from Cannes, following a successful company director called Gleb, who finds himself under siege from mounting corporate pressures and an increasingly unstable world.
    — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of finds
Verb
  • That may or may not be the case, but that’s not what this trade determines.
    — Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • For operators, marketers and investors, the answer determines whether a brand earns trust or simply rents attention for a season.
    — Peter Su, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of determines
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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 5 Aug. 2026.

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