as in agreements
an arrangement about action to be taken eventually reached a peace settlement
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Recent Examples of settlements In its major settlements with universities, the Administration has shortened the investigation stage and pushed for broad, often unrelated remedies. —
Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026 While tens of billions in corporate litigation settlements promise to boost funding in Illinois and many other states, the federal government is moving in the other direction, cutting its support for the addiction safety net. —The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026 In recent years, Congress has shielded wildfire settlements from taxes, but legislation to do so was short-lived and a struggle to pass, leaving gaps between laws that risk saddling some survivors with a possible tax burden on their compensation. —ABC News, 20 Apr. 2026 His lengthy deployment, in the woodlands between settlements in the eastern Zaporizhzhia region, underscores Ukraine’s severe lack of manpower as the war drags on after more than four years. —Daria Tarasova-Markina, CNN Money, 20 Apr. 2026 That attorney then sought financial settlements on their behalf from drivers involved in those pursuits, often targeting minimal insurance coverage limits. —Cbs News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2026 About 17 of the cases have resulted in confidential settlements with The University of Kansas Hospital Authority, court filings show. —Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 20 Apr. 2026 Since those settlements, more than 5,000 new lawsuits have been filed with an average of 150 new claims coming in per month, according to the county, raising the prospect of future costly payouts. —Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2026 Recent legal settlements signal progress. —Kenneth L. Marcus, Boston Herald, 13 Apr. 2026
Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026 While tens of billions in corporate litigation settlements promise to boost funding in Illinois and many other states, the federal government is moving in the other direction, cutting its support for the addiction safety net. —The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026 In recent years, Congress has shielded wildfire settlements from taxes, but legislation to do so was short-lived and a struggle to pass, leaving gaps between laws that risk saddling some survivors with a possible tax burden on their compensation. —ABC News, 20 Apr. 2026 His lengthy deployment, in the woodlands between settlements in the eastern Zaporizhzhia region, underscores Ukraine’s severe lack of manpower as the war drags on after more than four years. —Daria Tarasova-Markina, CNN Money, 20 Apr. 2026 That attorney then sought financial settlements on their behalf from drivers involved in those pursuits, often targeting minimal insurance coverage limits. —Cbs News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2026 About 17 of the cases have resulted in confidential settlements with The University of Kansas Hospital Authority, court filings show. —Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 20 Apr. 2026 Since those settlements, more than 5,000 new lawsuits have been filed with an average of 150 new claims coming in per month, according to the county, raising the prospect of future costly payouts. —Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2026 Recent legal settlements signal progress. —Kenneth L. Marcus, Boston Herald, 13 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for settlements
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To this end, the District has negotiated tirelessly with PEA leadership and reached tentative agreements on several important issues.— Julia Avant, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
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At its core, Zionism embraces the idea of regional coexistence, reflected in Israel’s long-standing efforts to pursue peace, from its agreements with Egypt and Jordan to the Abraham Accords and other regional initiatives.— Elad Strohmayer, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
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But the deals are done project by project, rather than via the older model of pacts that paid out millions in development funds and compensation over three or four years.— Joe Otterson, Variety, 8 Apr. 2026
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Brown told reporters the agreement with New Zealand didn’t affect his country’s other pacts.— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Apr. 2026
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While not exactly a feminist screed, the script grants nary a free pass to the glut of hackneyed gender conventions in the golden-age canon without at least cracking a joke.— Naveen Kumar, Variety, 21 Apr. 2026
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With one month remaining before the state political conventions, the race for governor is heating up on the Republican and Democratic sides with charges, countercharges and brickbats.— Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 19 Apr. 2026
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“Settlements.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/settlements. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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