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

settles (on or upon)

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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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Regent figures its unique flier has another advantage over eVTOLs.

— IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 22 Oct. 2026
Schwartz figures the deer is four years old, and plans to return to hunt him next year.

— Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 14 Oct. 2026

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The parent may still be in contact with the adult child, McLaughlin said, but the child no longer chooses to share parts of their life directly.

— Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2026
But Thomas chooses Vision’s side, and finally defends his dream-dad instead of blaming him.

— Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of chooses

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The interior is designed to match, and far from recycling bright, beachy tropes, instead opts for subtler period antiques, oversized tubs, dark wood floors, and brass lighting fixtures.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Oct. 2026
In Coast City, a young actor (Tom Rhys Harries) is horribly disfigured by a local mob boss and opts for an experimental treatment.

— Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of opts

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The nervous system ramps up, the threat resolves, and the body settles into a calm that feels earned.

— Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 2 Nov. 2026
Wishing to save her from the spiritual squalor of their surroundings, David resolves to kill his rich employer.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of resolves

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However recognizable the structures may be—isolated phrases giving way to longform improvisation—the performance finds Taylor in a transitional period, one in which the ephemerality of the moment pushed its musicians to bold new places.

— Levi Dayan, Pitchfork, 3 Nov. 2026
The survey finds that the Democratic candidates running in Michigan, Texas, Maine, Ohio, and Kansas are ahead of their Republican counterparts by 11, 7, 6, 5, and 5 percentage points, respectively.

— Carter Schroppe, The Washington Examiner, 2 Nov. 2026

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