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settlements

NOUN

decision, conclusion

Synonyms

STRONGEST

agreement arrangement compensation contract deal establishment payment resolution

STRONG

adjustment clearance compact completion conclusion confirmation covenant defrayal determination discharge disposition liquidation pay payoff quietus reimbursement remuneration satisfaction showdown termination trade-off

WEAK

happy medium working out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

disagreement misunderstanding

STRONG

beginning denial introduction start veto

WEAK

confusion indecision

NOUN

community

Synonyms

STRONGEST

establishment

STRONG

colonization colony encampment foundation habitation hamlet inhabitancy occupancy occupation outpost plantation principality residence

Antonyms

WEAK

confusion indecision

Example Sentences

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At the time, Reeves insisted that these departmental spending settlements would not be renegotiated.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

And then you have Blanche talking about how this is a settlement, it’s traditional, and we do this all the time in settlements.

From Slate • Jun. 9, 2026

Musicians have been left out of settlements between major record labels and AI companies, a new lawsuit alleges.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

Those outcomes, as in most settlements, were the result of protracted proceedings between adversarial parties over whether a case should be settled and for how much.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

In 1774 the Shawnee responded to these encroachments by raiding squatter settlements and expelling land surveyors.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz