set against
phrasal verb
set against; setting against; sets against
: feeling strongly that one does not want (something) or will not do (something)
Everyone was set against going.
He was dead set against the deal.
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The Mets have stopped their skid for the moment, but with two sets against the San Diego Padres and the Chicago Cubs coming up, the Mets could be in danger of an early vacation.
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Hunter Mulholland, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
Almost 10 feet tall and wide, Saint George and the Dragon features a Black man in shorts and a tank top astride a bucking white horse that is set against a floral background.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 15 Sep. 2025
For the Detroit Red Wings, that comes after a two-game set against the Dallas Stars’ prospects in Frisco, Texas, which the two teams split.
—Max Bultman, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
Tuesday the Cleveland Guardians, who trail the Rangers by half a game and could still make a late push, will open a three-game set against the first-place Tigers.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 15 Sep. 2025
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Hunter Mulholland, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
Almost 10 feet tall and wide, Saint George and the Dragon features a Black man in shorts and a tank top astride a bucking white horse that is set against a floral background.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 15 Sep. 2025
For the Detroit Red Wings, that comes after a two-game set against the Dallas Stars’ prospects in Frisco, Texas, which the two teams split.
—Max Bultman, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
Tuesday the Cleveland Guardians, who trail the Rangers by half a game and could still make a late push, will open a three-game set against the first-place Tigers.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 15 Sep. 2025
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“Set against.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/set%20against. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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