as in figuring
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 settling (on or upon)
Verb
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My journey to figuring things out and healing is now through helping other people.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
15 May 2026 -
The data suggests people may be figuring that out.—
Teri Sforza,
Oc Register,
15 May 2026
Verb
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Cyrus paired the look with minimal accessories, opting for a few bracelets and a ring, wearing her blonde hair straight, and choosing a dark smoky eye makeup look with natural lipstick.—
Lori A Bashian,
FOXNews.com,
22 May 2026
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If the claims that AI is replacing human computer scientists are true, choosing such a major would seem quite foolhardy.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
Verb
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Because teams are deciding whether to devote millions of dollars and precious roster spots to occasionally unreliable males in their early twenties, much of a scout’s work is akin to investigative reporting.—
Dan Greene,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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The former Huskies’ star went off for a game-high 32 points, 11 rebounds and six assists to beat the Minnesota Timberwolves, 139-109, in the deciding Game 6 Friday night to clinch a spot in the Western Conference Finals against Oklahoma City.—
Joe Arruda,
Hartford Courant,
16 May 2026
Verb
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Kentucky Derby winner Golden Tempo will not be in the field, with the horse’s trainers opting to skip the Preakness Stakes to allow Golden Tempo more time to recover after a magical win earlier this month.—
Baltimore Sun staff,
Baltimore Sun,
16 May 2026
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The fallout led to Gaiman withdrawing from the project and Prime Video opting for a 90-minute finale rather than a full season.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
15 May 2026
Verb
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Bilingual interviewers began the interview in English and were instructed to follow the lead of the respondent in determining whether to conduct the survey in English or Spanish.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
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Fat mass, endurance, hemoglobin levels, cardiovascular fitness, training, skill and access to resources all play roles in determining athletic performance and possible advantage or disadvantage, Cheung said.—
Starre Vartan,
CNN Money,
20 May 2026
Verb
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Bending down, Yara picked up the first oyster, resolving to find it, if nothing else, a decently sized saltwater tank.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 May 2026
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Nvidia’s GPUs, first developed in 1999 for rendering graphics on computers and gaming consoles, function by breaking complex computing problems into smaller tasks and resolving them simultaneously.—
Matthew Chin,
CNBC,
19 May 2026
Verb
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Grisebach has a flair for finding faces with striking, weatherbeaten features that might have grown out of the landscape itself.—
Sophie Monks Kaufman,
IndieWire,
22 May 2026
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Ahead, our editors gladly risked a few good makeup days in the name of finding the best ones.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
22 May 2026
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“Settling (on or upon).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/settling%20%28on%20or%20upon%29. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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