Contract
Contract verb - To become affected with (a disease or disorder).
Settle for and contract are semantically related In some cases you can use "Settle for" instead a verb "Contract".
Settle for
Contract and settle for are semantically related in consent to topic. You can use "Contract" instead a verb "Settle for".
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
- However, in test screenings, the camaraderie between Warren and Haid was universally felt to be a special strength of the show, so Haid got a contract as a regular (and an "And X as Y" credit), and Mitchell had to settle for a single guest appearance.
- Leonine Contract: While Conan is prisoner, one of Tsotha's slaves tries to wheedle promises from him for his freedom, before then revealing that he was the brother of a chief that Conan killed back in his pirate days, and that he will settle for nothing less than Conan's blood.
Source: Literature / The Scarlet Citadel
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