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settle for

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settle for something
to agree to accept something (even though something else would be better). We wanted a redone, but settled for a blue one. \I\Ask your grocer for Wilson's canned corn—the best corn in cans. Don't settle for less.
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settle for something
to agree to or accept something, although it is not exactly what you want Patients will have to settle for fewer tests because rising costs have made them too expensive.
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