settle on/upon (something)
phrasal verb
settled on/upon (something); settling on/upon (something); settles on/upon (something)
: to choose (something or someone) after thinking about other possible choices
We finally settled on a soft yellow for the kitchen walls.
Hours later, they settled on a plan.
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Should Nuñez resign her post as lieutenant governor, DeSantis could name someone else to the high-profile post as Republicans settle on who to nominate for the governor’s race next year.
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Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2025
Eventually, the singles make up their minds and settle on one person to spend forever with.
—Joelle Goldstein, People.com, 28 Jan. 2025
City records paint a different picture in which Malin struggled to find the necessary experts to develop plans for repairing the building or settle on acceptable workaround plans to move forward.
—Sierra Lopez, The Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2025
One thing to remember, Lamb said, is that the components of the pollutants, including ash, will settle on the ground and can be aerosolized again when disturbed as part of the cleanup efforts.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 15 Jan. 2025
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Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2025
Eventually, the singles make up their minds and settle on one person to spend forever with.
—Joelle Goldstein, People.com, 28 Jan. 2025
City records paint a different picture in which Malin struggled to find the necessary experts to develop plans for repairing the building or settle on acceptable workaround plans to move forward.
—Sierra Lopez, The Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2025
One thing to remember, Lamb said, is that the components of the pollutants, including ash, will settle on the ground and can be aerosolized again when disturbed as part of the cleanup efforts.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 15 Jan. 2025
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“Settle on/upon (something).” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/settle%20on%2Fupon%20%28something%29. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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