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settle in

British

verb

(adverb) to become or help to become adapted to and at ease in a new home, environment, etc

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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settle in

You can settle in, say, Culver City, which is several miles inland, and wait for rising tides to arrive.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026

You might call your girlfriend and find out that she really just wants to settle in and watch some TV and talk to ChatGPT, not because she’s not a shut-in, but because it’s easier.

From Slate ● Sep. 29, 2026

But something happens when you settle in, even to a place that’s on nobody’s bucket list.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026

He gets just over a week to settle in, with Apple holding its annual iPhone event on September 9, where it is expected to unveil its first foldable handset.

From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 2026

We find side-by-side seats on the train and settle in.

From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon

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