Definitively
Settled and definitively are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Settled" instead an adverb "Definitively".
Settled
Settled adjective - Firmly established over time.
Definitively and settled are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Definitively" instead an adverb "Settled".
Both words in one sentence
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It is possible that while the unicorn was trying to make its mind up as to whether she qualified, she got a silver-ornamented bridle over its head and settled the question definitively.
Source: Virgin Power - Having two district courts reach opposite conclusions in similar cases also tends to increase the likelihood that the Supreme Court will take the case, in order to get the issue definitively settled.
Source: There Is No Higher Court -
After having temporarily resided in Messina, Catania and Ferrara, in 1834 the Order settled definitively in Rome.
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