Thesaurus results for SETTLEMENTS

settlements

noun

plural of settlement

as in agreements

an arrangement about action to be taken eventually reached a peace settlement

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Recent Examples of settlements A little over 5% of its population is Black, and Elkhart and its neighboring counties are home to one of the nation's largest Amish settlements. — Marissa Meador, IndyStar, 3 Sep. 2026 Moreover, given how many IDF officers and soldiers now identify with the settlers and the religious-right parties, any order to evacuate even a handful of settlements could lead to broad noncompliance. — Amos Harel, Foreign Affairs, 2 Sep. 2026 Eventually those immigrants founded agricultural settlements or moved into major cities. — Tomé Morrissy-Swan, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Sep. 2026 The settlements involve lawsuits filed by Tammy Martin of Kansas City, who was injured in the partial collapse, and Vicki Banks of Kansas City, whose 68-year-old husband, Larry Banks, was killed when the front facade collapsed last year. — Kansas City Star, 1 Sep. 2026 By their nature, lawsuits and settlements are public, but the enforcement division didn’t speak publicly about its actions apart from its filings. — Andy Kroll, ProPublica, 31 Aug. 2026 Those differing responses, paradoxically, hint at an underlying confluence of viewpoints – that safeguarding the growth and development of children and teenagers is not a one-and-done deal, left to individual court cases or settlements. — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 31 Aug. 2026 If the game of football is to continue, the best responses will not stop at court settlements and grief or technical fixes. — Emily Harrison, STAT, 31 Aug. 2026 In 1886 this conglomeration of settlements was officially named Kansas City. — Scott Spires, Encyclopedia Britannica, 31 Aug. 2026

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Noun

The Moon enters Aries and your 8th House of Shared Resources, Trust, Intimacy, and Mutual Support, bringing focus to budgets, agreements, access, debts, or private commitments.

— Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Aug. 2026
Pacheco’s role in collecting cash in exchange for political favors was pieced together through the plea agreements of other defendants caught in the probe.

— Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of agreements

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NBCUniversal‘s Peacock launched a limited new membership program in a beta test with a variety of perks — aimed at keeping them from flying the coop as streaming subscribers, as well as driving incremental revenue from marketing pacts.

— Todd Spangler, Variety, 17 Aug. 2026
On climate, liberals would offer tax rewards for green energy, support joining climate pacts, and phasing out fossil fuels gradually over decades.

— Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of pacts

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Usually that’s taken care of by airing both party conventions — but Democrats aren’t holding any such midterm equivalent.

— Daniel Strauss, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2026
Learn all about some of the most prominent unwritten rules and conventions of America’s national pastime.

— Tushaar Kuthiala, Encyclopedia Britannica, 3 Sep. 2026