set off
- mounted adj.
- atone v.
- beautify v.
- become v.
- border v.
- circulate v.
- compensate v.
- contrast v.
- counterbalance v.
- differentiate v.
- discharge v.
- distinguish v.
- effectuate v.
- explode v.
- feature v.
- fire v.
- flatter v.
- garnish v.
- go v.
- grace v.
- incite v.
- individualize v.
- intensify v.
- make up v.
- militarize v.
- mobilize v.
- offset v.
- outweigh v.
- produce v.
- redeem v.
- sequester v.
- shoot v.
- spark v.
- trigger v.
Example Sentences
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This year’s El Niño has set off wildfires in Asia, hurricanes in the Pacific and fishery closures in South America.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Researchers and industry experts believe the first company to master it could set off an exponential cycle of progress, pulling so far ahead that competitors can no longer catch up.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
There’s no such thing, and should set off a huge alarm bell.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026
Researchers found that sustained warming in the tropical warm pool during 2021-23 set off a chain of atmospheric changes that ultimately affected weather thousands of miles away in Antarctica.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 6, 2026
Moments earlier Daddy had left for work and my brothers and sister had set off to school.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
