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setting up

ADJECTIVE

founding

Synonyms

STRONG

authorizing colonizing endowing instituting originating planting

NOUN

assembly

Synonyms

STRONG

adjustment attachment building collection construction erection fabrication joining manufacture manufacturing modeling molding shaping welding

WEAK

connecting fitting together piecing together

NOUN

creation

Synonyms

STRONGEST

establishment formation formulation production

STRONG

conception constitution foundation generation genesis imagination inception institution making nascency nativity origination procreation

WEAK

laying down siring

Antonyms

STRONG

being conclusion end finish

WEAK

death destruction ruin

NOUN

establishing

Synonyms

STRONG

beginning building chartering constituting endowing fixing founding implementing inaugurating initiating instituting organizing originating regulating settling stabilizing starting subsidizing

Antonyms

WEAK

dissolving ending tearing down

NOUN

establishment

Synonyms

STRONGEST

formation formulation founding inauguration installation institution

STRONG

enactment endowment foundation

Antonyms

STRONG

abolition closing closure disbanding disestablishment dissolution

NOUN

inauguration

Synonyms

STRONGEST

commencement inaugural induction initiation launch launching opening

STRONG

institution investiture

Antonyms

STRONGEST

conclusion end ending finish

WEAK

adjournment close

NOUN

installation

Synonyms

STRONG

accession coronation fitting furnishing inaugural induction installment investiture investment launching ordination positioning

WEAK

instatement placing

Example Sentences

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OpenAI just took a step closer to going public, potentially setting up 2026 to be a record-breaking year for IPOs — though the company isn’t guaranteeing it’ll conduct an offering anytime soon.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

The same month, a New York court convicted Lu Jianwang, a U.S. citizen, for his part in setting up a police station in New York on behalf of China, and obstructing justice by destroying evidence.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

To help diners work up an appetite before the game, Kieran is setting up goals in the lush grounds surrounding the castle.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

I’m setting up a studio space in New York, so let me answer you after that’s up and running.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

I didn’t know how long Ms. Griegson would be setting up for the show, so I’d need to ask Chris about that.

From "Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer" by Kelly Jones

setting up

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