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as in puts
to arrange something in a certain spot or position
set up tables in the living room for the party
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2
as in founds
to be responsible for the creation and early operation or use of
set up a scholarship fund for deserving students from the inner city
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as in erects
to fix in an upright position
set up a post from which to hang the sign
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as in builds
to form by putting together parts or materials
set up the prefabricated shed by following the instructions
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as in heals
to restore to a healthy condition
don't worry, the doctor will set you up in no time
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Recent Examples of sets up
But the decision sets up a circuit court split with rulings from the fifth and eighth circuits.
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Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 28 Apr. 2026
Wentz re-signed in March for a second season with the Vikings, which sets up a completely opposite scenario for McCarthy from 2025.
—Matthew Davis, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
This window normally appears when a company's IT department sets up a laptop for an employee.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 31 Mar. 2026
That sets up the quest at the end of the season.
—Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 17 Mar. 2026
This sets up as a good draft for receivers, too.
—Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 17 Mar. 2026
His win sets up a November midterm election that Democrats believe, perhaps more than at any time in a generation, is within reach.
—Nik Popli, Time, 4 Mar. 2026
That sets up so many other aspects of this offense.
—Saad Yousuf, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
Exactly where this storm sets up and tracks will determine where the snow and ice will be, according to AccuWeather.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 20 Jan. 2026
Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 28 Apr. 2026
Wentz re-signed in March for a second season with the Vikings, which sets up a completely opposite scenario for McCarthy from 2025.
—Matthew Davis, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
This window normally appears when a company's IT department sets up a laptop for an employee.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 31 Mar. 2026
That sets up the quest at the end of the season.
—Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 17 Mar. 2026
This sets up as a good draft for receivers, too.
—Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 17 Mar. 2026
His win sets up a November midterm election that Democrats believe, perhaps more than at any time in a generation, is within reach.
—Nik Popli, Time, 4 Mar. 2026
That sets up so many other aspects of this offense.
—Saad Yousuf, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
Exactly where this storm sets up and tracks will determine where the snow and ice will be, according to AccuWeather.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 20 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sets up
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The general sales tax increase puts money into the county’s general fund for five years and sunsets in October 2031.—
Steve Scauzillo,
Daily News,
9 June 2026
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What to do nearby Staying here puts you within walking distance of many of Savannah’s most popular attractions.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
9 June 2026
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Goldschmied enters a partnership with Renzo Rosso and co-founds Diesel.—
Maria Cristina Pavarini,
Footwear News,
18 May 2026
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Last year, people searching for missing relatives founds piles of shoes and other clothing, as well as bone fragments at what authorities later said was a Jalisco cartel recruitment and training site.—
Fabiola Sanchez,
The Orlando Sentinel,
22 Feb. 2026
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The university erects a study tent inside K-Ville with desks and power strips to charge laptops and phones.—
David Ubben,
New York Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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This approach still erects a financial barrier for the hundreds of thousands of San Diego County residents who have supported Balboa Park institutions for generations.—
Judy Gradwohl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Feb. 2026
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Corning Optical builds glass components for fiber-optic cable and communications equipment.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
8 June 2026
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Your innovative streak loves novelty, yet comfort now builds freedom later, because steadier habits reduce decision fatigue and free energy for big ideas.—
Tarot.com,
Chicago Tribune,
8 June 2026
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Because when an encounter — with a lover, a friend, a stranger or a new film by Ryusuke Hamaguchi — takes you to a place that transforms you, enlarges you and heals the hairline cracks where all the hope keeps leaking out, there is no such thing as too long spent there.—
Jessica Kiang,
Variety,
15 May 2026
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As the regular market heals, FAIR Plan pricing must become actuarially sound as already required by law to lead customers towards better and cheaper coverage in the regular market.—
Patrick Wolff,
Oc Register,
2 May 2026
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Matthew Kriner, executive director of the Institute for Countering Digital Extremism, said that the very creation of the video and document for public consumption strongly situates this attack within a specific subculture of far-right extremism.—
Odette Yousef,
NPR,
27 May 2026
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The disarmament thus takes place as an ecological project, one that situates AI within the broad sweep of human culture and that orients it towards human flourishing, not toward warfare, monopolistic power, or new inequalities.—
Nate Anderson,
ArsTechnica,
25 May 2026
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The new prototype is the final aircraft to join Vertical’s flight test fleet before the Company completes Critical Design Review (CDR), a major programme milestone that establishes the design baseline for certification.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
11 June 2026
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The rule establishes a process to determine how contracts will be prohibited.—
Davis Giangiulio,
CNBC,
10 June 2026
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Encumbered by antlers up to four feet tall and forty pounds in weight, a bull raises its immense jaws, antlers tilted toward his spine, and races through the woods until reaching safer ground.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 June 2026
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Bass has called for hiring more officers and defending her Inside Safe homelessness program, while Raman has criticized the cost of police raises, called for broader public-safety responses and argued that the city needs a more accountable and cost-effective homelessness system.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
9 June 2026
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“Sets up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sets%20up. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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