as in agreement
an arrangement about action to be taken
eventually reached a peace settlement
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Recent Examples of settlement
Payments will rise each year as part of the 10-year settlement agreement.
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Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2025
According to civil rights attorneys for Monk’s family, the settlement with Wellpath comes after Alameda County paid $7 million in 2023 to settle the lawsuit’s claims against the county, which was named in the lawsuit, along with several Alameda County sheriff’s deputies.
—Julia Marnin, Sacbee.com, 6 June 2025
The payout was approved on June 3, in a lawsuit filed on behalf of Jose Rivas Barillas, who was 16 when the fight occurred, according to a settlement of litigation document obtained by PEOPLE.
—Lesley Cosme Torres, People.com, 6 June 2025
Under the terms of the settlement Trinity agreed to pay $25,000 in April and $15,000 in May.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 29 May 2025
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Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2025
According to civil rights attorneys for Monk’s family, the settlement with Wellpath comes after Alameda County paid $7 million in 2023 to settle the lawsuit’s claims against the county, which was named in the lawsuit, along with several Alameda County sheriff’s deputies.
—Julia Marnin, Sacbee.com, 6 June 2025
The payout was approved on June 3, in a lawsuit filed on behalf of Jose Rivas Barillas, who was 16 when the fight occurred, according to a settlement of litigation document obtained by PEOPLE.
—Lesley Cosme Torres, People.com, 6 June 2025
Under the terms of the settlement Trinity agreed to pay $25,000 in April and $15,000 in May.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 29 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for settlement
Noun
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During his first term, President Donald Trump pulled out of a Barack Obama-era agreement with Iran formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), or simply as the Iran nuclear deal.—
Ellie Cook,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 June 2025
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President Donald Trump said in response to the latest exchange that the United States had not helped Israel carry out the attacks and urged Iran to come back to the negotiating table to sign a nuclear agreement that would avoid further destruction.—
Emily Hallas,
The Washington Examiner,
15 June 2025
Noun
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That spring, Disney and Comcast negotiated a pact that outlined the governance of the service while it was jointly owned by the two companies and also provided a blueprint to dissolve their partnership.—
Meg James,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2025
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The Director informs her that the scar is the mark of a rival group of killers with which the Ruska Roma maintains a permanent mutual pact of nonaggression, and orders Eve to stand down.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
5 June 2025
Noun
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But as the decades rolled on, the conventions of these temples to excess calcified.—
Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
14 June 2025
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Courtesy of Apple This year at WWDC 2025, Apple introduced a rather drastic change to its naming conventions.—
Adrienne So,
Wired News,
10 June 2025
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“Settlement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/settlement. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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