- present participle of set.
setting
Example Sentences
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But setting the importance of the consumer aside, the U.S. government has another incentive to protect the market.
From MarketWatch • Jul. 11, 2026
Korean authorities have been setting up matchmaking events since the early 2000s - everything from woodworking dates to riverside DJ nights.
From BBC • Jul. 10, 2026
The committee is in the early stages of setting up a new police force that is meant to decommission Hamas’s weapons once the militant group agrees to hand them over.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 10, 2026
Many accounts were opted in by default, making their public photos available to the tool and setting off alarm in the entertainment industry.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 9, 2026
I groped back to the cot and huddled there in the dark, setting my teeth against the stink of the bedding, wrapping my coat tighter about me.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
Vocabulary lists containing setting
PARCC: Language of the Test (Grade7)
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Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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TEKS ELAR Academic Vocabulary List (5th-7th grades)
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