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set

Definition for set

adjective as in firm, hardened; inflexible

noun as in physical bearing

noun as in stage setting

Strongest matches

scene, setting

Strong matches

flats, scenery

noun as in group, assortment

verb as in position, place

verb as in decide upon

verb as in harden

verb as in decline

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drop

Strong matches

descend, dip, disappear, sink, subside, vanish

Weak match

go down

verb as in start, incite

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begin, initiate, raise

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Example Sentences

That means something focused on one exercise, with a clear number of sets and reps.

“He spent more time about who was going to call Fox and yell at them to set them straight than he did on the virus,” she said.

If you’re using it in arid regions, or mostly on smooth trails, you might not get your money’s worth out of a good set of aftermarket tires.

When we look at Threads business model we’re set up to respond very quickly and we have had a strong year.

Set a trapThe next skill set down from hunting with primitive archery tools is trapping.

When cities started adding chlorine to their water supplies, in the early 1900s, it set off public outcry.

Submission is set in a France seven years from now that is dominated by a Muslim president intent on imposing Islamic law.

In the last year, her fusion exercise class has attracted a cult following and become de rigueur among the celebrity set.

I wonder what that lady is doing now, and if she knows what she set in motion with Archer?

Empire will be hate-watched and may set off some conversations on its way from fading from our minds.

You would not think it too much to set the whole province in flames so that you could have your way with this wretched child.

I take the Extream Bells, and set down the six Changes on them thus.

She set off down Trafalgar Road in the mist and the rain, glad that she had been compelled to walk.

Good is set against evil, and life against death: so also is the sinner against a just man.

He set down as the second the golden rule, “Whatsoever ye would that men should do unto you, do ye even so to them.”

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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