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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People who prefer a more concentrated source of sulforaphane may choose dietary supplements.—
Chelsea Rae Bourgeois, RDN, LD,
Health,
11 Jan. 2025 -
This is a dangerous conflation and an insult to women who choose to cook.—
Mina Holland,
Vogue,
11 Jan. 2025
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Add to that figure another 48% in government expenditures that Trump has deemed politically untouchable: Social Security, Medicare and Defense.—
Robert Pearl,
Forbes,
13 Jan. 2025
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Tommy will surely need at least another season to figure it out.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
13 Jan. 2025
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The new leadership at the S.E.C. is likely to decide on rules that could significantly increase the value of Ethereum, Bitcoin and tokens at World Liberty Financial.—
Karen Yourish,
New York Times,
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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For a recent two-week stretch, the Blue Jackets opted to dress 11 forwards and make Labanc a healthy scratch, which had to sting.—
Aaron Portzline,
The Athletic,
9 Jan. 2025
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That leaves local governments with decisions to make about spending and revenues and some, like Gilbert, will opt to raise taxes.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes,
9 Jan. 2025
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The credit card transaction would fail, at which point the attackers provide a link to an app to resolve the problem.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes,
11 Jan. 2025
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Today, in the more than two hours that the justices heard from attorneys for the government, the company and TikTok creators, the justices several times raised the possibility of putting the law on hold until underlying issues are resolved.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
10 Jan. 2025
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As of yet, the brand has found no need to employ traditional marketing techniques to get the word out.—
Lela London,
Forbes,
13 Jan. 2025
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That's where Joseph Keil found a skeleton in a sarcophagus filled with water, but for some reason, Keil only removed the cranium from the tomb before sealing it back up.—
Jennifer Ouellette,
Ars Technica,
13 Jan. 2025
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Special counsels are mandated by internal Justice Department regulations to prepare confidential reports at the conclusion of their investigations to summarize their findings, and the attorney general can determine whether to release the report publicly.—
Katherine Faulders,
ABC News,
8 Jan. 2025
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Additional factors which can determine a sentence such as whether a weapon was used or the quantity of drugs trafficked or money stolen were not released to the Herald per Florida laws.—
Shirsho Dasgupta,
Miami Herald,
8 Jan. 2025
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“Settle (on or upon).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/settle%20%28on%20or%20upon%29. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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