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Idiom

settle upon

Meaning

Synonym of settle on.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Examples

“We need to settle upon a date for the party.”

“After looking at many different apartments, they finally settled upon one that was close to the subway.”

“The committee debated the proposal for several hours before they could settle upon a final strategy that satisfied everyone involved.”

Examples

simple

“We need to settle upon a date for the party.”

contextual

“After looking at many different apartments, they finally settled upon one that was close to the subway.”

complex

“The committee debated the proposal for several hours before they could settle upon a final strategy that satisfied everyone involved.”

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