as in to choose
to come to a judgment about after discussion or consideration
the car buyer settled on that brand only after a lot of research
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for settle (on or upon)
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Rather than revolutionizing its industry through bold, innovative, and risky endeavors, Toyota chose incremental but relentless improvement.—
H. James Wilson and Paul R. Daugherty,
Harvard Business Review,
24 Jan. 2025 -
At both Early Beck locations in the village, diners can choose from a fresh selection of baked goods, pastries (don’t sleep on the Linzer tart), sandwiches, and homemade vegetable soups.—
Monica Mendal,
Vogue,
23 Jan. 2025
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The game figures to be tight, and for a while now, coach Andy Reid’s Chiefs have been winning such duels.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Jan. 2025
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Anderson figures to give the Angels some roster depth at shortstop in camp.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
24 Jan. 2025
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When the victim turns out to be the son of a dangerous gangster, Romero decides to cover up the crime, risking everything to protect his son.—
Marta Balaga,
Variety,
17 Jan. 2025
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Bezos, the Amazon founder who also owns the Washington Post, decided to withhold the newspaper’s endorsement of Harris over Trump in the presidential race.—
Nik Popli,
TIME,
17 Jan. 2025
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Yet as those contracts come up for renewal, leagues may opt to take their games elsewhere, particularly as broadcast becomes less profitable and viewers switch to streaming.—
Alex Cranz,
WIRED,
21 Jan. 2025
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But many from Connecticut opted to watch it from a restaurant less than a mile away from the Capitol.—
Lisa Hagen,
Hartford Courant,
21 Jan. 2025
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If that’s the case, while many customers have simply abandoned the purchase, some of those customers have certainly called your helpline to resolve their purchasing issue.—
Tom Lewis,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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Jubilee’s team mostly resolves contentious programming decisions through internal discussion and debate, which seems fitting.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
23 Jan. 2025
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Target is also where customers can find Tisdale's other Being Frenshe bodycare products.—
Hedy Phillips,
People.com,
25 Jan. 2025
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Dropbox helps filmmakers and creative teams find, organize, and secure all the files that are important to any project.—
Harrison Richlin,
IndieWire,
25 Jan. 2025
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The investigators determined the vehicle was eastbound on E. Harwood Road at a high rate of speed, struck a curb, left the roadway, and crashed into the side of a building before catching fire.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Jan. 2025
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During the crash investigation, police determined that the driver of the Chevrolet had consumed alcoholic beverages and conducted an operating while intoxicated investigation.—
Post-Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Jan. 2025
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