Hold and Settle

Hold

Hold verb - To have or keep in one's hands.

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Settle and hold are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Settle" instead a verb "Hold".

Nearby Words: holding, holder, holdback

Settle verb - End a legal dispute by arriving at a settlement.

Usage example: The two parties finally settled

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Hold and settle are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Hold" instead a verb "Settle".

Nearby Words: settled, settlement, settling, settler, settlor

people	hold people	settle people
peace	hold peace	settle peace
way	hold way	settle way
world	hold world	settle world
Other words: nothing, grudge, times, grudges.

Ever settle a city nowhere near an AI player's empire, yet still get the "they covet lands you hold" message under diplomacy?

Source: The Computer Is a Cheating Bastard
Ip Man takes apart Old Master with Master Hung, who is badass enough to hold his own against Ip Man and Twister, but his age caused exhaustion to settle and it eventually cost him his life.

Source: Deconstructed Trope / Film
They only reason they hold off on using nukes is because they don't want to damage the planet, which they want to settle.

Source: The Empire

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