Thesaurus results for SETTINGS

settings

noun

plural of setting

as in environments

the circumstances, conditions, or objects by which one is surrounded the novice camper felt lost outside of his familiar urban setting

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as in scenes

the place and time in which the action for a portion of a dramatic work (as a movie) is set the setting for the novel is Victorian England

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Recent Examples of settings The platform allows parents to filter programs by location, children’s age and cost, and features information on about 10,000 child care providers, including program settings and schedules, walking and transit directions, contact information and inspection records. —

Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 1 Apr. 2026 Washington has already formally recognized her as the country’s head of state in legal and diplomatic settings. —

ABC News, 1 Apr. 2026 Pickles frequently appear in comedic settings, from cartoon characters struggling with oversized jars to absurd internet memes celebrating the eccentricity of pickle enthusiasts. —

Literary Hub, 31 Mar. 2026 Finalizing tweaks and settings, such as enabling AI features and creating knowledge base articles, took several hours, which is about average. —

John Brandon, PC Magazine, 31 Mar. 2026 In a normal workplace setting, this helps IT teams install company software, enforce security settings, and manage devices. —

Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 31 Mar. 2026 Worryingly, the researchers found the models had a tendency to find evidence of pathologies in the phantom images, showing that the models may have a bias towards diagnosing disease that could lead to dangerous and expensive misdiagnoses if used in real-world medical settings. —

Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 31 Mar. 2026 Not to mention the fact that the match in Spain will also stage the dugout debut of former Atletico Madrid and Spain goalkeeper Molina, who returns to some very familiar settings in the capital this week. —

Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026 The term later moved into therapy settings, as a way to describe the tactics used by domestic abusers against their victims. —

Emma Bowman, NPR, 25 Mar. 2026

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While widely recognized for writing the generation-defining 1995 film Kids at just 19 years old, Korine has continuously pushed the boundaries of traditional filmmaking, seamlessly crossing into painting, photography, collage, drawing, and virtual environments.

— Robert Lang, Deadline, 2 Apr. 2026
Comfort in institutional environments.

— Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2026