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set up

[set-uhp] / ˈsɛtˌʌp /
VERB
start
Synonyms
STRONGEST
arrange assemble begin build build up construct create erect establish found inaugurate initiate install institute introduce launch open organize prepare put up raise strengthen
WEAK
back compose constitute elevate make provision for originate prearrange put together rear subsidize usher in
Antonyms
STRONGEST
cease close conclude confuse decrease demolish destroy disarrange dismantle disorder disorganize disperse end finish ignore lessen neglect raze ruin scatter stop weaken
VERB
stimulate
Synonyms
WEAK
elate excite exhilarate inspire stimulate
ADJECTIVE
orderly
Synonyms
STRONG
arranged fixed methodic methodical/methodic orderly prearranged premeditated prepared systematic systematical

Example Sentences

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The French authorities have also been investigating a vast alleged human trafficking network reportedly set up by Fayed.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

Jeffrey Viel set up the goal, with his pass from behind the goal line finding Sennecke for a quick wrist shot from the top of the crease.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

Typically they were paid for via shell companies that are easy to set up in Hong Kong and help obscure the ultimate destination of the components.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

Or you could set up a transfer-on-death deed or life estate.

From MarketWatch • May 5, 2026

It’d take me six months to set up a hedge fund.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis