set up as (something)
phrasal verb
set up as (something); setting up as (something); sets up as (something)
: to start one's own business
She set up as a wedding planner.
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The former president’s comments appeared to be off the cuff, prompted only by the John Deere tractors that were set up as the backdrop of the event.
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Josephine Rozzelle, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2024
The exhaust is set up as a 24-into-1 on each side, and each of its six 8-cylinder banks has its own ignition and Mikuni carburetor.
—New Atlas, 4 Nov. 2024
Popular on Variety The film is already set up as a three-way Taiwan-France-Japan co-production, with producers including Ding Ningyuan, previously an executive with the Hong Kong Asian Film Financing Forum (HAF) and a former producer at Ning Hao’s Dirty Monkeys Studios, and Zhao Jin.
—Patrick Frater, Variety, 28 Oct. 2024
It is set up as a prequel to the TV show and includes younger versions of Winona Ryder’s Joyce, Sean Astin’s late Bob Newby and David Harbour’s Hopper.
—Christy Piña, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Oct. 2024
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Josephine Rozzelle, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2024
The exhaust is set up as a 24-into-1 on each side, and each of its six 8-cylinder banks has its own ignition and Mikuni carburetor.
—New Atlas, 4 Nov. 2024
Popular on Variety The film is already set up as a three-way Taiwan-France-Japan co-production, with producers including Ding Ningyuan, previously an executive with the Hong Kong Asian Film Financing Forum (HAF) and a former producer at Ning Hao’s Dirty Monkeys Studios, and Zhao Jin.
—Patrick Frater, Variety, 28 Oct. 2024
It is set up as a prequel to the TV show and includes younger versions of Winona Ryder’s Joyce, Sean Astin’s late Bob Newby and David Harbour’s Hopper.
—Christy Piña, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Oct. 2024
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