setting upon
phrase
as in attacking
to take sudden, violent action against
The armies set upon each other in one of the fiercest battles of the war.
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That said, this finding isn’t completely surprising, Bettinger admits, as LEO has a smaller spatial volume with more objects going at higher velocities than in MEO.
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Peterson, though, shook it off and displayed focus and professionalism, allowing only one more run while pitching into the sixth inning of an 8-2 victory.
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“Setting upon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/setting%20upon. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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