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set about

verb as in approach

Strongest match

verb as in dig in

verb as in lay into

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She stared glumly at the boots until she got the idea to paint them silver with some of Beowulf’s paints and set about doing that.

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"Inside the warehouse, the Red Team set about destroying as much property as they could," said Ms Heer, adding the group was armed with sledgehammers, whips, and fireworks.

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But Australian confidence was further punctured by a fired-up Ireland, who immediately set about atoning for their sluggish start in last week's uninspiring win over Japan with renewed intent and aggression.

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Postal Service and on Wednesday a truck appeared with a mailman who set about making room for more than 400 games.

He and his team now set about searching for hidden subprime risk: Who was hiding what?

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