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as in layouts
the way in which something is sized, arranged, or organized
the textbook's setup calls for a list of questions at the end of each chapter
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as in sequences
the way objects in space or events in time are arranged or follow one another
changed the setup of the living room furniture several times before being satisfied
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Recent Examples of setups
Enterprise leaders have traditionally defaulted to single-tenant cloud setups, viewing isolation as a proxy for security.
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Khash Kiani, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Board game cafés offer a cozy, social setting, inspiring at-home setups with games, warm lighting, and comfy seating.
—Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Sep. 2025
Some of these are payoff for setups that were established before townsfolk started pinging around Main Street like pinballs.
—Katie Rife, IndieWire, 9 Sep. 2025
That’s a massive 55% savings on one of the easiest-to-use smart security setups around.
—Shubham Yewale, PC Magazine, 9 Sep. 2025
The holiday season means more requests for help with decorations, setups and last-minute prep, so opportunities are everywhere.
—Kathy Kristof, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Sep. 2025
Multiple other storm setups this season have repeatedly produced heavy hourly rainfall rates which can trigger flash flooding in urban corridors, low-lying roadways, small streams and areas below burn scars.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025
Speeds range from 200 Mbps to 10 Gbps, giving households options from basic browsing to high-performance streaming, gaming and work-from-home setups.
—Roxanne Downer, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
Tencent published the model weights on Hugging Face and included code that works with both single and multi-GPU setups.
—ArsTechnica, 3 Sep. 2025
Khash Kiani, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Board game cafés offer a cozy, social setting, inspiring at-home setups with games, warm lighting, and comfy seating.
—Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Sep. 2025
Some of these are payoff for setups that were established before townsfolk started pinging around Main Street like pinballs.
—Katie Rife, IndieWire, 9 Sep. 2025
That’s a massive 55% savings on one of the easiest-to-use smart security setups around.
—Shubham Yewale, PC Magazine, 9 Sep. 2025
The holiday season means more requests for help with decorations, setups and last-minute prep, so opportunities are everywhere.
—Kathy Kristof, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Sep. 2025
Multiple other storm setups this season have repeatedly produced heavy hourly rainfall rates which can trigger flash flooding in urban corridors, low-lying roadways, small streams and areas below burn scars.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025
Speeds range from 200 Mbps to 10 Gbps, giving households options from basic browsing to high-performance streaming, gaming and work-from-home setups.
—Roxanne Downer, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
Tencent published the model weights on Hugging Face and included code that works with both single and multi-GPU setups.
—ArsTechnica, 3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for setups
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Instead of designing every joint one by one, the engineers can copy layouts from anatomy books, making the whole design process easier.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Sep. 2025
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New hotels come in all shapes and sizes and can feature custom furnishings, open-plan layouts, views that overlook crystal blue water, rooftop infinity pools with panoramic views, culinary artistry and transformative Wellbeing Centers.—
Roger Sands,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Markovian processes are sequences of random events where each new event is only influenced by the one immediately before.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Sep. 2025
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From there, use AI to create high-quality course materials, write persuasive sales pages, launch email sequences, and run targeted ads.—
Sho Dewan,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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That upends a previous hypothesis that the best clues to past life on Mars could be contained in older rock formations.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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The wood-and-glass abode cuts a striking figure among Colorado’s Flatirons, with the structure actually carved into the slope and mimicking the chunky shapes of the rock formations.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
10 Sep. 2025
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Several reports and analyses in the immediate aftermath of Israel’s September 9 airstrike on Doha observed how the Israeli strike had led the Arab Gulf states to ask fundamental questions about their existing security arrangements with the United States.—
Paul Iddon,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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On top of that, a gallery rail system easily accommodates different frame sizes, shapes, weights, and thicknesses, which allows for ultra-layered, completely unique arrangements.—
Lauren Bengtson,
Better Homes & Gardens,
14 Sep. 2025
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Her response was simple - audiences shouldn’t be forced into legacy formats.—
Jane Hanson,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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In an era when more one-time TV viewers turn to streaming for on-demand consumption of their favorite dramas, comedies and movies, news is one of the few programming formats that captures a large audience of simultaneous viewers — something advertisers continue to crave.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
12 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Setups.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/setups. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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