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View definitions for set off for

set off for

verb as in repair

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The turning point came in the 13th over when the pair set off for a comfortable single but Knight pulled up hobbling, eventually having to be helped off the field just as the partnership was turning dangerous on 46 from six overs.

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So instead of staying another night in Jacksonville we will set off for Tampa via Orlando.

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The pair was last seen alive on 8 June 1924 as they set off for the peak.

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“With those hamstring injuries it’s a bit more about setting off – the biggest risk comes with batting, when you set off for a quick single, or turn and go for two,” said Pope.

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Smith and Olivier famously didn’t get along and, after her divorce, she and her family set off for Canada, where she spent four years with the Shakespeare Company at Stratford, Ontario.

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

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