as in agreements
an arrangement about action to be taken
eventually reached a peace settlement
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Recent Examples of settlements
The sweeping opinion ran through a list of Israeli practices that the ICJ said violated international law, including confiscating land, building Israeli settlements in the territories, and depriving Palestinians of natural resources and the right to self-determination.
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Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2025
White Settlement Road, which was paved in the 1950s, has long served as a connection between downtown Fort Worth to the historic location of one of the first settlements of non-native inhabitants in west Tarrant County.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Oct. 2025
Last year, the DOJ took in nearly $3 billion in False Claims Act settlements and judgments.
—Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025
That's what settlements are designed to avoid.
—Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
Kevin Johnson, an immigration law author and professor at the University of California, Davis School of Law who runs the Immigration Professor’s Blog, said settlements related to discrimination and civil rights violations often take a long time to resolve.
—Rafael Carranza, ProPublica, 21 Oct. 2025
Conservative news organizations that made such unfounded claims — including Fox News and NewsMax — paid hundreds of millions of dollars in settlements to Dominion Voting Systems.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Oct. 2025
The council had already rejected Allied once before, months earlier, over settlements — including back wages — that the company has had to pay out to current and former employees.
—Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 17 Oct. 2025
Money from Medicaid settlements is highly regulated.
—Alexandra Glorioso, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2025
Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2025
White Settlement Road, which was paved in the 1950s, has long served as a connection between downtown Fort Worth to the historic location of one of the first settlements of non-native inhabitants in west Tarrant County.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Oct. 2025
Last year, the DOJ took in nearly $3 billion in False Claims Act settlements and judgments.
—Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025
That's what settlements are designed to avoid.
—Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
Kevin Johnson, an immigration law author and professor at the University of California, Davis School of Law who runs the Immigration Professor’s Blog, said settlements related to discrimination and civil rights violations often take a long time to resolve.
—Rafael Carranza, ProPublica, 21 Oct. 2025
Conservative news organizations that made such unfounded claims — including Fox News and NewsMax — paid hundreds of millions of dollars in settlements to Dominion Voting Systems.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Oct. 2025
The council had already rejected Allied once before, months earlier, over settlements — including back wages — that the company has had to pay out to current and former employees.
—Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 17 Oct. 2025
Money from Medicaid settlements is highly regulated.
—Alexandra Glorioso, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for settlements
Noun
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Trump announced agreements with four Southeast Asian countries.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
27 Oct. 2025
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Other governments are signing nuclear cooperation agreements with Russia, China, and the United States.—
W. Gyude Moore,
semafor.com,
27 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The new trade pacts with Thailand, Cambodia, Malaysia, and Vietnam are set to unlock new investment and market opportunities, with practical impacts on sectors ranging from agriculture and energy to semiconductors and automobiles.—
Amanda Greenwood,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Oct. 2025
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Netflix and Comcast are themselves in advanced negotiations for their own pacts.—
Gary Baum,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Oct. 2025
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The model seems to, in automotive terms, refine the stylistic conventions of the 1950s while perfectly complementing Britain’s edgier Mod ethos of the subsequent decade.—
Viju Mathew,
Robb Report,
27 Oct. 2025
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The family even goes to Halloween conventions for inspiration and to find the best costumes and props.—
Sam Gillette,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Settlements.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/settlements. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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