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settle for
verb
(intr, preposition) to accept or agree to in spite of dispute or dissatisfaction
Idioms and Phrases
Example Sentences
Most of us understood the implicit terms of such an agreement: Putin would settle for the land he had illegally seized and controlled, and Ukraine would essentially surrender.
Maybe “F1” is the kind of blockbuster that Hollywood can get away with right now, but it doesn’t have to be the one that we settle for.
Maybe “F1” is the kind of blockbuster that Hollywood can get away with right now, but it doesn’t have to be the one that we settle for.
The sprinter powered past Portuguese-based Cuban Reynier Mena, who had to settle for second after winning the last two Diamond League 200m races.
Will he settle for cashiering Iran’s nuclear program, insist on its de facto demilitarization, demand "regime change?"
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