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settling

[set-ling, -l-ing] / ˈsɛt lɪŋ, -l ɪŋ /
ADJECTIVE
compensating
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Redick credited the 21-year-old with settling the team with a pull-up jumper with 3:55 to go in the game, which was the second this season LeBron and Bronny played together.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2026

After his father’s baseball career was cut short due to an injury, Russell and his family moved to Florida before eventually settling down in California, where his father pursued an acting career.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026

Or are both sides settling in for a costly, protracted war that will keep energy prices high, affecting the whole world right through the summer?

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

For this reason "settling debts for past damages will not settle debts for past emissions", the authors wrote.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

A bead of condensation drips down the side of my milkshake, settling at the base of the plastic cup.

From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day