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present participle of settle
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as in filtering
to cause to come to rest at the bottom (as of a liquid) the light rain will settle the dust in the air careful handling will settle the lees in the bottom of the wine bottle

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as in populating
to supply with inhabitants the region was originally settled by farmers

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as in containing
to gain emotional or mental control of settled himself only with visible effort after the angry outburst

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as in shushing
to stop the noise or speech of settled the class with a firm "quiet!"

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settling

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adjective

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Recent Examples of settling
Adjective
So much for the dawn of a new New England era, with no-nonsense Mike Vrabel as head coach and Josh McDaniels settling in as the new/old offensive coordinator. Steve Buckley, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025 Solomon had retired from a career in law enforcement, and was settling into a new routine, making time for exercise and hobbies, such as splitting wood on his farm. Allison Aubrey, NPR, 7 Sep. 2025 Although the strong economy continues to draw people for work, expats report low satisfaction across almost every category, from quality of life to ease of settling in. Laura Begley Bloom, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025 Like most of his family, Heid was involved in athletics from a young age, playing basketball — which Cooper coached him in — before eventually settling on football. Skyler Trepel, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025 The Democratic Party brand is in the gutter and at least one of its aspiring standard bearers is settling for chasing his own ambitions instead of trying to effectively pump life into the flailing party. Matt Fleming, Oc Register, 6 Sep. 2025 Some smart people are guessing that Wild star Kirill Kaprizov, 28, will end up settling soon on a $60 million, four-year contract extension, but owner Craig Leipold is insistent on at least seven years, and that could cost nearly $140 million. Charley Walters, Twin Cities, 6 Sep. 2025 With a newfound momentum, Catlin took matters into his own hands, bringing a recovered fumble to Timberview’s 13-yard line; the Raiders couldn’t capitalize, settling for a 25-yard field goal attempt that went off the right upright. Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2025 The booster appeared to handle the stress test well, settling into the Gulf and tipping over as planned. Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for settling
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  • Supporting the best candidates and filtering out the worst is necessary for both the short-term and long-term health of the party and country as a whole.
    Kimberly Ross, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
  • By filtering out vibrations and electromagnetic interference, Ironstone Opal maintained accuracy without the recalibration classical systems require.
    Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025
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  • Today, almost every Apple device—or indeed, most of the smart devices populating our workplaces and homes—draws its intelligence from Arm's innovative chipset architecture.
    Tim Bajarin, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • The 300-second exposure shows the wandering solar system body as a minute dot, barely distinguishable among the stellar giants populating the distant starfield beyond.
    Anthony Wood, Space.com, 1 Sep. 2025
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  • The two stuck close to each other's sides while posing for the cameras, even deciding to share a smooch to celebrate the exciting night.
    Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo said Sunday government officials did not conduct any data projections before deciding to roll back vaccine mandates to assess the impact this move would have on the state’s overall case numbers.
    Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 7 Sep. 2025
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  • Strategic leaders are the generals, arranging forces before engagements.
    George Bradt, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Lizzo plops down in a straw chair with familiarity, arranging the many pillows around her and assuming a palms-up position.
    Allison P. Davis, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2025
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  • There have been many previous perching drone designs, but these typically have hooks or grasping claws to hold on to branches or powerlines, or use magnets or gecko-like feet to attach to vertical surfaces.
    David Hambling, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
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  • Airline fares increased almost 6% from July to August (up from 4% the prior month), while lodging like hotels and motels rose almost 3%, according to the CPI data.
    Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The 90-day window for lodging a challenge is tight, but veto referendums have been successful in Missouri as recently as 2017, when labor unions successfully organized to defeat a right-to-work law that would have banned compulsory union fees.
    Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 10 Sep. 2025
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  • Time saved in data collection can be devoted to results, whether composing a report, translating documents, developing a marketing strategy or creating new software.
    Morey Haber, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
  • Williams, 93 years old and still composing music, should be left alone and left to do his more important creative tasks.
    Tim Greiving, HollywoodReporter, 27 Aug. 2025
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  • In February, a fire destroyed a South Korean budget carrier Air Busan plane, which subsequently prohibited carry-on luggage containing portable chargers from being stored in overhead bins.
    Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • On DSPs and at digital retailers, the 23 new songs merely comprise disc one of Swag II, with a second disc also containing the 21 songs originally released as Swag the First.
    Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 10 Sep. 2025

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“Settling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/settling. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.

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