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View definitions for set in motion

set in motion

verb as in bring into play

verb as in propel

verb as in spark

verb as in trigger

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It's a timeless story - one that's destined to be repeated at fresher's weeks across the country this autumn - and set in motion a career-long narrative about Swift's romantic tribulations.

From BBC

And so I’m proud to set in motion our first community market.

Season 3 sees George set in motion designs to build a railroad line connecting the East and West coasts.

From Salon

With Germany defeated, he felt a personal responsibility for reversing the course he had helped set in motion.

From Salon

But last month, the federal government sent in the troops without local politicians’ support, setting in motion an intense legal showdown.

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

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