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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One is a garbage truck that’s typically the last vehicle to roll along the parade route and the other a truck set up as a float from which riders will use a cannon to shoot small, soft toy footballs and baseballs to parade watchers.
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Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2025
The Warriors were set up as well with three finalists but only pulled over two out of the three victories.
—Brian Fabry, Boston Herald, 22 Feb. 2025
The attic level, with skylights, is set up as a den, and the bathroom here has a walk-in shower.
—Angela Serratore, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025
The Fed was originally set up as an organization theoretically independent of politics and whatever party was in power.
—Erik Sherman, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
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Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2025
The Warriors were set up as well with three finalists but only pulled over two out of the three victories.
—Brian Fabry, Boston Herald, 22 Feb. 2025
The attic level, with skylights, is set up as a den, and the bathroom here has a walk-in shower.
—Angela Serratore, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025
The Fed was originally set up as an organization theoretically independent of politics and whatever party was in power.
—Erik Sherman, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for set up as (something)
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“Set up as (something).” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/set%20up%20as%20%28something%29. Accessed 29 Mar. 2025.
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