sets up

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 excite exhilarate inspire make provision for originate prearrange put together rear stimulate 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

Example Sentences

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sets up

This sets up Shopify to benefit from “the infrastructure layer underpinning AI-driven commerce rather than being at risk of displacement.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

Barilla Group’s acquisition of the Santa Cruz, Calif.-based startup sets up the latest test of how a scrappy, social-first company maintains its brand edge after being acquired.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026

And this sets up a simple opportunity to make some free money through arbitrage.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026

In the novel, Nyathi's heroine, Joyce, believes she has married into a union of one man and one woman, yet her husband, Jonasi, marries and sets up homes with three other women behind her back.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

Baba sets up an IV with painkillers, but even so, I cry out and grip Dayah when he cleans and bandages my feet.

From "Without Refuge" by Jane Mitchell