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setting up

ADJECTIVE

founding

Synonyms

STRONG

authorizing colonizing endowing instituting originating planting

NOUN

assembly

Synonyms

STRONG

adjustment attachment building collection construction erection fabrication joining manufacture manufacturing modeling molding shaping welding

WEAK

connecting fitting together piecing together

NOUN

creation

Synonyms

STRONGEST

establishment formation formulation production

STRONG

conception constitution foundation generation genesis imagination inception institution making nascency nativity origination procreation

WEAK

laying down siring

Antonyms

STRONG

being conclusion end finish

WEAK

death destruction ruin

NOUN

establishing

Synonyms

STRONG

beginning building chartering constituting endowing fixing founding implementing inaugurating initiating instituting organizing originating regulating settling stabilizing starting subsidizing

Antonyms

WEAK

dissolving ending tearing down

NOUN

establishment

Synonyms

STRONGEST

formation formulation founding inauguration installation institution

STRONG

enactment endowment foundation

Antonyms

STRONG

abolition closing closure disbanding disestablishment dissolution

NOUN

inauguration

Synonyms

STRONGEST

commencement inaugural induction initiation launch launching opening

STRONG

institution investiture

Antonyms

STRONGEST

conclusion end ending finish

WEAK

adjournment close

NOUN

installation

Synonyms

STRONG

accession coronation fitting furnishing inaugural induction installment investiture investment launching ordination positioning

WEAK

instatement placing

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When Bad Bunny or Taylor Swift announce a tour, Sagan jumps into action, setting up American’s flying schedule to help fans get to shows.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

OpenAI just took a step closer to going public, potentially setting up 2026 to be a record-breaking year for IPOs — though the company isn’t guaranteeing it’ll conduct an offering anytime soon.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

To help diners work up an appetite before the game, Kieran is setting up goals in the lush grounds surrounding the castle.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

He proposed setting up an investigative police force to tackle insecurity and corruption.

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

I had been so absorbed for so long with setting up and executing the first part of the trip that I hadn’t actually stopped to consider where I would be at this point.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson

setting up

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