settle (down)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for settle (down)
Verb
  • Fortunately, Amazon is overflowing with affordable, stylish, and cooling linen pants that will instantly upgrade your most casual outfits while keeping you comfy, regardless of the temperature.
    Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 1 June 2025
  • Knowing where disaster risk and social vulnerability overlapped allowed the city to boost investments in flood protection, emergency communication and cooling centers during summer heat in neighborhoods such as the South Bronx and East Harlem.
    Ivis García, The Conversation, 30 May 2025
Verb
  • That 2-1 defeat was a stinger — Tōko Koga’s decisive goal in the 50th minute hushed an otherwise raucous San Diego crowd.
    Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 31 May 2025
  • Young Morrison got a harsh lesson in how things are done in a blue state: Liberal groupthink is gospel, dissenters are heretics who should be hushed.
    Boston Herald editorial staff, Boston Herald, 28 May 2025
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“Settle (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/settle%20%28down%29. Accessed 9 Jun. 2025.

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