Thesaurus results for SETTINGS

settings

noun

plural of setting

as in environments

the circumstances, conditions, or objects by which one is surrounded the novice camper felt lost outside of his familiar urban setting

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as in scenes

the place and time in which the action for a portion of a dramatic work (as a movie) is set the setting for the novel is Victorian England

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Recent Examples of settings The meta-analysis found that some associations varied depending on whether passive social media use occurred in general settings or online groups. — Ashley Lynch, Sacbee.com, 15 Oct. 2026 The genre gave him considerably more freedom to invent architectural settings, mixing classical ruins, waterways, and figures into elaborate imaginary landscapes. — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 15 Oct. 2026 Related Stories The attraction recreates several of the films’ most recognizable settings, from the desert planet of Arrakis to the imperial throne room. — Anna Tingley, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026 Harjo’s previous series, Reservation Dogs, excelled at the episodic experience of abruptly dropping into new tones and settings, and this season of The Lowdown regains that rhythm. — Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2026 Apps can still have their own privacy and advertising settings, so this does not eliminate every form of tracking. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2026 Characters recur, settings are shared, scenarios repeat themselves. — Max Callimanopulos, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2026 Scroll down to create favorite settings, create schedules, and set timers. — John R. Delaney, PC Magazine, 14 Oct. 2026 Wulcea introduced a heated-jacket collection using its proprietary GrapheneNano technology, with flexible graphene heating elements, six heating zones and three temperature settings. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2026

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Potential applications include autonomous drones, submarines and other vehicles operating in environments where satellite navigation is unreliable.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
In contrast to the notion that good caregivers can survive in tough home environments, such caregivers leave home care because of minor things.

— Colin Conner II, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of environments

Noun

The team also captured scenes of Shihadeh’s family and their groves, which include a 15-acre grove in Beit Ijza and a 14-acre grove in Biddu.

— Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026
Back at the bottom of the home screen, tap the Automations button to create scenes that control the UltraSlim and other connectLife devices simultaneously.

— John R. Delaney, PC Magazine, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of scenes

Noun

The successful application of the transmission strings method is an exciting step forward in the modelling of the atmospheres of the over 6,000 worlds in NASA's exoplanet catalog.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 16 Oct. 2026
This cyan-pale blue is caused by hydrogen molecules colliding with helium atoms inside their ultra-dense atmospheres.

— Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of atmospheres

Noun

With more than a decade of experience across talent representation, development, and production, Hedgpeth most recently served as Co-Founder and Manager at Bold Media and Management, representing creatives from underrepresented backgrounds.

— Matt Grobar, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2026
Depending on their backgrounds, the company's FDE training and onboarding can take 30 to 90 days, Ramalingam said.

— Barbara Booth, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of backgrounds

Noun

On its own, without a subwoofer or rear surrounds, the Bravia Theater Trio puts out a large, powerful front sound field.

— Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 15 Oct. 2026
Neither are ideal, but this hasn’t prevented City fans from generating a decent atmosphere inside their new surrounds, particularly during last season’s run-in when the final nine home games were all won.

— Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of surrounds

Noun

Warm cream, olive, charcoal blue, taupe, and mulberry create polished living room backdrops.

— Ashlyn Needham, The Spruce, 14 Oct. 2026
Over two days, Cal Expo’s The Cove outdoor event center was draped with blue-and-white in honor of Bavaria, with fall leaves and photo backdrops scattered between long tables and lawn games.

— Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of backdrops

Noun

So regenerative has to regenerate livelihoods and communities too, including decent work and supporting the women who do much of the labor in cotton in many contexts.

— SJ Studio, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026
Blue and violet, the higher-energy ends of the spectrum identified by Cirrus Research, remain the least common in sleep contexts but round out the color menu as the category keeps expanding.

— Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of contexts

Noun

Ancient myths and modern cinema depict bogs as sinister locales, dangerous to cross, and fatal to get trapped in.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026
After all, the state just went through a high-stakes game of chicken with David Ellison, who threatened to move Paramount to locales like Tennessee or Texas if California kept pursuing him in court over his successful bid to acquire Warner Bros.

— Erik Hayden, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2026