as in agreement
an arrangement about action to be taken
eventually reached a peace settlement
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Recent Examples of settlement
These financial obligations can even create pressure to dismiss fair settlement offers in search of larger returns for investors.
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Jaime Huff, Oc Register, 31 Jan. 2026
Kurt's key takeaways Overall, this settlement sends a clear message about subscription transparency.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 31 Jan. 2026
Advertisement Billions of dollars that could have gone toward infrastructure, education, and public services have instead been diverted into inflated contracts, legal settlements, patronage networks, and crisis management.
—Israel Melendez Ayala, Time, 30 Jan. 2026
Next, the Cards spent $12.7 million on NIL deals with athletes during the 2025 fiscal year, which ended one day before the House settlement's July 1 effective date.
—Payton Titus, Louisville Courier Journal, 29 Jan. 2026
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Jaime Huff, Oc Register, 31 Jan. 2026
Kurt's key takeaways Overall, this settlement sends a clear message about subscription transparency.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 31 Jan. 2026
Advertisement Billions of dollars that could have gone toward infrastructure, education, and public services have instead been diverted into inflated contracts, legal settlements, patronage networks, and crisis management.
—Israel Melendez Ayala, Time, 30 Jan. 2026
Next, the Cards spent $12.7 million on NIL deals with athletes during the 2025 fiscal year, which ended one day before the House settlement's July 1 effective date.
—Payton Titus, Louisville Courier Journal, 29 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for settlement
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The agreement also explores adopting the SGE’s advanced physical warehousing system in Hong Kong, offering secure gold management for local and global participants while strengthening ties between on-exchange and over-the-counter (OTC) trading.—
Sean Lee,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Flurry of trade deals The agreement comes days after the EU signed a pivotal pact with the South American bloc Mercosur, following deals last year with Indonesia, Mexico and Switzerland.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
27 Jan. 2026
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Ricardo Sheffield, a prominent Morena senator who was previously a member of the center-right National Action Party, has called for a review of oil pacts with Cuba.—
Kate Linthicum,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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Policy changes that Northwestern agreed to included terminating the Deering Meadow Agreement, a 2024 pact with demonstrators under which the university had, among other things, provided temporary space for two Middle Eastern and Muslim student groups.—
Bill Chappell,
NPR,
29 Jan. 2026
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Written with youthful panache and self-assurance, the book already bears the hallmarks of a vibrant artistic consciousness, eager to disrupt literary convention.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Feb. 2026
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However, Fairbanks, a legendary coach who had spent much of her life pushing back against convention, didn’t see color.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Feb. 2026
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“Settlement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/settlement. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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