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settle down

verb as in mellow

verb as in repose

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But just as things settle down, your throat starts to scratch, your nose runs, and suddenly lectures are less about learning and more about trying not to cough louder than the person next to you.

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Dreyer eventually settled down, retiring the side, but the three pitchers needed 59 pitches — and 30 minutes — to get through the inning.

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By that time, the somewhat chaotic nature of the meet-and-greet’s afternoon heights had settled down.

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She married the dying William Mason during the series and later settled down with Andrew Parker, a footman in the house who has now taken over for Mr. Carson.

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In an indirect way, her closet was a factor in her decision to settle down in Los Angeles.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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