settle on/upon (something)
phrasal verb
settled on/upon (something); settling on/upon (something); settles on/upon (something)
: to choose (something or someone) after thinking about other possible choices
We finally settled on a soft yellow for the kitchen walls.
Hours later, they settled on a plan.
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Baltimore will now be able to land multiple top prospects rather than having to settle on one guy.
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Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 July 2025
That may further choke off free agents who have yet to settle on a landing spot.
—Bryan Toporek, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
For readers of historical fiction, there’s no need to settle on just one place or period when journeying into the past.
—Mia Barzilay Freund, Vogue, 7 July 2025
The process to settle on Andrea Berta took a few months.
—Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 19 June 2025
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Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 July 2025
That may further choke off free agents who have yet to settle on a landing spot.
—Bryan Toporek, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
For readers of historical fiction, there’s no need to settle on just one place or period when journeying into the past.
—Mia Barzilay Freund, Vogue, 7 July 2025
The process to settle on Andrea Berta took a few months.
—Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 19 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for settle on/upon (something)
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“Settle on/upon (something).” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/settle%20on%2Fupon%20%28something%29. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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