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View definitions for set out

set out

adjective as in shown

verb as in lay out

verb as in plant

verb as in set sail

verb as in strike out

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Tenev had set out for a family trip to Maui to clear his head, but thanks to a lengthy flight delay, he arrived exhausted.

Loktev didn’t set out to be a witness to history, but what she’s emerged with is an indispensable record and a rallying cry.

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I didn’t set out to write a newspaper novel, in part because I’m too aware of the dangers of the newspaper novel.

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So the Messrs. Hemsworth get on their motorcycles and set out to tour the region where the actor spent childhood and his dad wrangled cattle.

The MoJ presentation, produced earlier this month, sets out that Crown Courts are facing record backlogs with more than 78,000 cases waiting to be completed.

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

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