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set up
verb as in start
Strongest matches
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 matches
back, compose, constitute, elevate, make provision for, originate, prearrange, put together, rear, subsidize, usher in
verb as in stimulate
Weak matches
adjective as in orderly
Strong matches
arranged, fixed, methodic, methodical/methodic, orderly, prearranged, premeditated, prepared, systematic, systematical
Example Sentences
After a promising regular season in which he posted a 2.82 ERA in 15 outings, the Dodgers looked to Emmet Sheehan to be a multi-inning set-up man for their beleaguered relief corps.
Given the struggles from the team’s traditional relievers entering the playoffs, Sheehan was supposed to essentially be a set-up man out of the bullpen capable of bridging the gap from the starting pitcher to the ninth.
Bellamy was a part of Kompany's coaching set-up at Anderlecht and Burnley, and he credits his former Manchester City team-mate as a major influence, for his cool temperament as much as his footballing acumen.
But after being made redundant, he decided to set-up a business in the food industry.
Every aspect of England's set-up had been questioned - from the batters to the bowlers, to their fitness levels and fielding standards.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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