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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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2
as in populating
to supply with inhabitants
the region was originally settled by farmers
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3
as in deciding
to give an opinion about (something at issue or in dispute)
settled the lawsuit in favor of the defendant
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as in arranging
to come to an agreement or decision concerning the details of
settled their wedding plans without any major disagreements
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as in perching
to come to rest after descending from the air
birds settling on the branches of the maple tree
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as in lodging
to establish or place comfortably or snugly
settled the sleeping baby into her crib
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as in composing
to free from distress or disturbance
a hot meal settled the children down
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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 paying
to give what is owed for
settle a debt
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as in determining
to make final, definite, or beyond dispute
this information should settle the question of who is right
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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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as in relaxing
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Recent Examples of settling
Ryan Browne, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2025
The sixth-year quarterback spent most of the game scanning downfield with good protection, finding nothing and settling for shorter throws.
—Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
The Bruins never looked back, despite Sweetwyne settling into the game and engineering four scoring drives to keep the Falcons from getting boat-raced.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 13 Sep. 2025
Trump has similarly delayed the implementation of his whopping new tariffs on China multiple times since April, instead settling on an effective rate of 40% while Washington and Beijing pursue a bilateral trade agreement.
—Christian Datoc, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
With kids settling back into school routines and store shelves filling with Halloween decor, the season is shifting.
—Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 12 Sep. 2025
In Gray Dawn, Rawlins is settling into a new life with his detective agency, a remote home and his lovers, children and pets.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 12 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
Expats in the Nordic countries all struggle with settling in.
—Laura Begley Bloom, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
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Klarna popped as much as 30% on the day of its New York IPO, before settling to close around 15% higher.
—Ryan Browne, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2025
The sixth-year quarterback spent most of the game scanning downfield with good protection, finding nothing and settling for shorter throws.
—Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
The Bruins never looked back, despite Sweetwyne settling into the game and engineering four scoring drives to keep the Falcons from getting boat-raced.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 13 Sep. 2025
Trump has similarly delayed the implementation of his whopping new tariffs on China multiple times since April, instead settling on an effective rate of 40% while Washington and Beijing pursue a bilateral trade agreement.
—Christian Datoc, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
With kids settling back into school routines and store shelves filling with Halloween decor, the season is shifting.
—Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 12 Sep. 2025
In Gray Dawn, Rawlins is settling into a new life with his detective agency, a remote home and his lovers, children and pets.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 12 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
Expats in the Nordic countries all struggle with settling in.
—Laura Begley Bloom, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for settling
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Filter Out Sensitive Or Harmful Training Data Thoughtful data design, like filtering out sensitive or harmful training content, can make AI systems safer without undermining their intelligence.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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The moon appeared reddish due to the total lunar eclipse, which scatters sunflight filtering through Earth’s atmosphere.—
Caitlin Looby,
jsonline.com,
19 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
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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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Tom Cillo quit his high-school team in the 1980s after getting involved in drugs, then worked 33 years for a city streets and parks department before deciding to chase a long-dormant dream.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
21 Sep. 2025
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What To Know After deciding to try her luck by playing online for the first time, Edwards turned to ChatGPT for help to select her numbers, spending an extra dollar for the Power Play option, which ended up tripling her prize.—
John Toher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Sep. 2025
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Foster a culture of inclusion, for example, by arranging monthly or quarterly get-togethers between your in-house team and your freelancers.—
Jessica Wong,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Martha Stewart suggests using half of the pristine pecan halves on top of the filling, arranging them in concentric circles.—
Cathy Thomas,
Oc Register,
15 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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There are also two lodging options, the full-service Loews Ventana Canyon resort with nearly 400 rooms and suites, and the Ventana Canyon Club & Lodge, more residential, with lodging in 50 spacious suites.—
Larry Olmsted,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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This perk allows you to be reimbursed for expenses relating to the delay, like meals, clothing, toiletries and even lodging.—
David McMillin,
CNBC,
15 Sep. 2025
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Many of the chefs are like musicians who have graduated from covering other artists’ songs to composing their own masterpieces.—
Jamila Robinson,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
16 Sep. 2025
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But recently a group of AI researchers in Japan and Taiwan created a benchmark called NEWSAGENT to see how well LLMs can do at actually taking source material and composing accurate news stories.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
16 Sep. 2025
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The cocoa arm of the trial tested a daily extract supplement containing 500 mg of cocoa flavanols, and within that mix, about 80 mg came from a single compound called epicatechin – thought to be one of the most important flavanols for heart and blood vessel health.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
17 Sep. 2025
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Information about the two companies' partnership emerged after CCTV showed a billboard containing the details as part of a report on the telecoms giant's new Sanjiangyuan data center in Qinghai province.—
Arjun Kharpal,
CNBC,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Settling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/settling. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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