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set

Definition for set

adjective as in firm, hardened; inflexible

noun as in physical bearing

noun as in stage setting

Strongest matches

scene, setting

Strong matches

flats, scenery

noun as in group, assortment

verb as in position, place

verb as in harden

verb as in decline

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drop

Strong matches

descend, dip, disappear, sink, subside, vanish

Weak match

go down

verb as in start, incite

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begin, initiate, raise

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Example Sentences

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Critics argue the firings could set a precedent for policing personal expression within federal agencies, raising concerns about the balance between free speech and professional conduct.

From Salon

There has been time set aside in the team's weekly schedule for team-bonding activities.

From BBC

He’d baked it with almond milk, lemon zest and those same backyard blackberries, set in a baby-blue ceramic pie plate that looked like it had been borrowed from a grandmother’s kitchen.

From Salon

Senior Labour figures are meanwhile expected to set out the details of a fresh tranche of "New Towns" at the event.

From BBC

But “a dose of reality” has set in.

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

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