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settle down

verb as in mellow

verb as in repose

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Winkleman then had to tell the celebrities to settle down, before they launched into another tough challenge.

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And then Mr. Mamdani tells us that, in Kampala, “Zohran settled down with the study of issues such as ‘zero grazing,’” a type of farming in which cattle are fed with cut grass.

Eventually, though, relations settled down as ride-hailing companies stopped pouring money into a ruinous price war and black cabs improved their service by adopting card machines and smoother-running electric vehicles.

"The yorkers were easier to play. I continued pretending my foot was in great pain. It all helped me settle down and score."

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He said he wants to sell exclusively to families who want to settle down in Altadena, rather than people who might turn the homes into rentals.

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

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