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decision, conclusion n.
community n.

NOUN

decision, conclusion

Synonyms

STRONGEST

agreement arrangement compensation contract deal establishment payment resolution

STRONG

adjustment clearance compact completion conclusion confirmation covenant defrayal determination discharge disposition liquidation pay payoff quietus reimbursement remuneration satisfaction showdown termination trade-off

WEAK

happy medium working out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

disagreement misunderstanding

STRONG

beginning denial introduction start veto

WEAK

confusion indecision

NOUN

community

Synonyms

STRONGEST

establishment

STRONG

colonization colony encampment foundation habitation hamlet inhabitancy occupancy occupation outpost plantation principality residence

Antonyms

WEAK

confusion indecision

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settlements

"All the settlements near the river were swept away," Buddhi Ram Dangol told AFP in Nepal's Nuwakot district.

From Barron's ● Aug. 30, 2026

Critics say the potential for vast settlements has attracted trial lawyers who often collect 40% of the victim’s payout as compensation for taking a case.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

Edison is offering settlements to victims of the Eaton fire.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026

Eisenkot also criticised Netanyahu for "allowing anarchists like Zvi Sukkot and his ilk to do whatever they please, endangering security in the settlements and harming Israel's standing in the world".

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026

To visitors today it seems obvious that Cahokia and the many other mound sites in the Midwest and Southeast are the remains of Indian settlements.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann