settle on/upon (something)
phrasal verb
settled on/upon (something); settling on/upon (something); settles on/upon (something)
: to choose (something or someone) after thinking about other possible choices
We finally settled on a soft yellow for the kitchen walls.
Hours later, they settled on a plan.
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Leaders must also resist the temptation to settle on decisions prematurely, encouraging the team to explore a range of perspectives before reaching a conclusion.
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Paola Cecchi-Dimeglio, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
Accurate estimates for the scale of the problem are hard to come by, but most experts—as well as bodies such as Interpol and the World Trade Organization—settle on a figure of around 20 percent.
—Chris Hall, WIRED, 18 Dec. 2024
The volunteers settle on a theme sometime around February and usually have the final design by April or May.
—Hope Karnopp, Journal Sentinel, 12 Dec. 2024
The latest: An Essex County Superior Court judge gave the unions until 6pm Monday to settle on a deal to go back to work.
—Mike Deehan, Axios, 25 Nov. 2024
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Paola Cecchi-Dimeglio, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
Accurate estimates for the scale of the problem are hard to come by, but most experts—as well as bodies such as Interpol and the World Trade Organization—settle on a figure of around 20 percent.
—Chris Hall, WIRED, 18 Dec. 2024
The volunteers settle on a theme sometime around February and usually have the final design by April or May.
—Hope Karnopp, Journal Sentinel, 12 Dec. 2024
The latest: An Essex County Superior Court judge gave the unions until 6pm Monday to settle on a deal to go back to work.
—Mike Deehan, Axios, 25 Nov. 2024
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“Settle on/upon (something).” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/settle%20on%2Fupon%20%28something%29. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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