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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Party leaders are still scrambling to settle on a message and a plan for how to present a counterbalance to Trump, mindful of the drubbing that Democrats took in the November elections.
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Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 5 Mar. 2025
Slotkin spoke from Wyandotte, Mich., a working-class community south of Detroit, as Democrats struggle to settle on a unified message to combat Trump, which was on full display Tuesday night as Trump delivered the longest address to Congress by a president in U.S. history.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 5 Mar. 2025
Chef Pam experimented with French, Thai, and Chinese cooking methods but couldn’t settle on just one.
—Jenn Rice, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
Regardless of the exact bargaining priorities owners settle on, another lockout appears likely when the CBA expires at midnight entering Dec. 2, 2026.
—Evan Drellich, The Athletic, 6 Feb. 2025
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Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 5 Mar. 2025
Slotkin spoke from Wyandotte, Mich., a working-class community south of Detroit, as Democrats struggle to settle on a unified message to combat Trump, which was on full display Tuesday night as Trump delivered the longest address to Congress by a president in U.S. history.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 5 Mar. 2025
Chef Pam experimented with French, Thai, and Chinese cooking methods but couldn’t settle on just one.
—Jenn Rice, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
Regardless of the exact bargaining priorities owners settle on, another lockout appears likely when the CBA expires at midnight entering Dec. 2, 2026.
—Evan Drellich, The Athletic, 6 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for settle on/upon (something)
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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 20 Mar. 2025.
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