Synonyms for settle down
set·tle down

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1. settle, settle downverb

   settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground

   "dust settled on the roofs"

   Synonyms:
   conciliate, square off, square up, adjudicate, ensconce, go down, get back, cool it, go under, settle, locate, take root, chill out, cool off, determine, subside, finalize, resolve, sink, root, finalise, descend, nail down, simmer down, calm, steady down, make up, fall, patch up, reconcile, calm down, decide

2. settle, root, take root, steady down, settle downverb

   become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style

   "He finally settled down"

   Synonyms:
   settle, descend, calm, make up, cool it, patch up, cool off, calm down, nail down, sink, go down, square off, subside, root, determine, steady down, go under, reconcile, fall, finalise, ensconce, get back, adjudicate, conciliate, rout, decide, simmer down, square up, chill out, resolve, locate, finalize, rootle, take root

3. calm, calm down, cool off, chill out, simmer down, settle down, cool itverb

   become quiet or calm, especially after a state of agitation

   "After the fight both men need to cool off."; "It took a while after the baby was born for things to settle down again."

   Synonyms:
   tranquilize, tranquillize, becalm, cool, settle, cool down, tranquillise, still, chill out, quiet, sedate, cool off, cool it, simmer down, steady, calm, root, steady down, lull, calm down, take root, quieten

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1. Executive Chairman Georg Chmiel:

   Purchasing real estate is not the first step in coming to this country. More important is to obtain legal residency, over the next two to five years, there could be a substantial impact on the property market as these individuals look to settle down and purchase, but for now, it is too early for that.

2. Mohammod Youssuf Abdulazeez:

   That is part of what drew us closer. He was a guy who wanted to settle down and get his life going. That connected us.

3. Hartwell Lin:

   There's a ton of anxiety in the health care industry about this, and I'm glad to see that as things start to settle down,( we can) approach this in a very rational way, and people feel like they can provide care to patients in a safe way.

4. Randy Frederick:

   If things don't settle down in China, we could have another ugly open tomorrow and you wouldn't want to be caught holding positions you bought this morning.

5. The Bruins:

   The National Hockey League is getting a black eye with the officiating this playoffs and here's another one that's going to be talked about, what was being said was you missed an effing call is what was being said on the bench for obvious reasons. But after that we had to settle down and play.