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set off

adjective as in mounted

Weak match

verb as in beautify

verb as in circulate

verb as in counterbalance

verb as in discharge

Strongest matches

Strong matches

Weak matches

verb as in fire

verb as in sequester

verb as in spark

verb as in trigger

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Other traders rode the momentum set off by “6741,” especially after the bets drew attention on social media.

A powerful earthquake collapsed buildings and set off several landslides in the central Philippines, killing at least 69 people and injuring hundreds more, officials said Wednesday.

Instead, she received a four-year ban, setting off a firestorm inside the world of American running.

But in a series of moves that should set off alarm bells around the league, Liverpool went and improved its squad anyway—and not just at the margins.

His remarks set off alarm bells about America’s collapsing democracy.

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

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