SET IN Synonyms: 48 Similar and Opposite Words

set in

verb

Definition of set in

as in to begin

to come into existence a cold spell set in sometime last week

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Researchers began this effort in 2025, taking cell samples from deceased golden wild yaks and transplanting clone embryos into surrogate mothers.

— Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 25 July 2026
Two other big decisions – the faith in both Willis and Proctor – will begin to define the new era.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 25 July 2026

Definition of begin

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Test Environment Is Production The Hugging Face breach originated in a testing environment with external network access.

— David Chou, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Beginning in the Mississippi Delta Technique and instruments The roots of Chicago blues are in Delta blues, an acoustic style that originated in the Delta region of northwestern Mississippi.

— René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 July 2026

Definition of originate

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But Tortorella stood by his decision not to turn to Adin Hill, who won the Cup with the 2023 team but hadn’t appeared in a game since April 9.

— Joe Smith, New York Times, 24 July 2026
Getty Images Recent disease outbreaks across the globe may appear unrelated—a resurgence of measles in the United States, a persistent foodborne Cyclospora outbreak and Ebola spreading in parts of Africa.

— Omer Awan, Forbes.com, 24 July 2026

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And so commenced a literally explosive weekend of celebrations across the five boroughs, which culminated in a ticker-tape parade on June 18 to City Hall.

— Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 23 July 2026
Work commenced on the record three months after Drewchin welcomed the arrival of her first child, Nova, a period in which she was consumed with the reality and potentialities of being a new parent.

— Colin Joyce, Pitchfork, 20 July 2026

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