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setup

noun as in arrangement

noun as in accompaniments for alcoholic beverages

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Children ran and played in the water, couples with full beach setups caught a slight buzz in the sweltering heat and American flags decorated the sands like a planet conquered.

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“They say horror and comedy is so similar in the filmmaking that they both have setup, expectations rising, then there’s a punch line,” he continued.

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The mobile setup aims to be warm and welcoming, with shaded tables and a “cookout” theme meant to provide a sense of safety, closeness and comfort.

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“It is possible that it was a setup, that the Vietnamese had it all planned,” Fonda wrote in 2011.

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"We hadn't seen the setup before, so walking in it was absolutely amazing."

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

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