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set up

[set-uhp] / ˈsɛtˌʌp /
VERB
start
Synonyms
STRONGEST
arrange assemble begin build build up construct create erect establish found inaugurate initiate install institute introduce launch open organize prepare put up raise strengthen
WEAK
back compose constitute elevate make provision for originate prearrange put together rear subsidize usher in
Antonyms
STRONGEST
cease close conclude confuse decrease demolish destroy disarrange dismantle disorder disorganize disperse end finish ignore lessen neglect raze ruin scatter stop weaken
VERB
stimulate
Synonyms
WEAK
elate excite exhilarate inspire stimulate
ADJECTIVE
orderly
Synonyms
STRONG
arranged fixed methodic methodical/methodic orderly prearranged premeditated prepared systematic systematical

Example Sentences

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Jeffrey Viel set up the goal, with his pass from behind the goal line finding Sennecke for a quick wrist shot from the top of the crease.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

The family moved to Georgia, and as a young man Turner began doing odd jobs for the billboard company his father had set up, cutting weeds in front of the signs and helping the painters.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

Or maybe they never even had a bank account — but they’ll certainly need one soon, and they will probably need some help getting themselves set up.

From MarketWatch • May 5, 2026

All interactions with those who had been on the MV Hondius would happen in "special spaces and transports specifically set up for this situation", the ministry said.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

The Fox sisters set up shop at the Delavan House, the best local hotel.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock