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set aside
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as in dedicate
to keep or intend for a special purpose
He set aside $100 a month for a down payment on a car.
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as in abolish
to put an end to by formal action
The company set aside the old strict dress code and allowed employees to dress a little more casually.
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as in dump
to get rid of as useless or unwanted
The professional organizer helped us set aside anything we didn't need or want anymore.
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as in store
to put (something of future use or value) in a safe or secret place
She set aside her wedding dress in case her own daughter might want to wear it some day.
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Recent Examples of set-aside
Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 9 Feb. 2025
The filing also outlines potential risks, including changes in federal budgetary priorities, competition, and the impact of federal contractual set-aside laws and regulations.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 4 Dec. 2024
Medicaid funding for maternal health initiatives would receive $13 million and $100 million in set-aside money to ensure the sustainability of Medicaid.
—Worth Sparkman, Axios, 22 Nov. 2024
Tribalism reached new levels with a pandemic of DEI quotas and set-asides.
—Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 10 Nov. 2024
Current federal government housing programs often provide low-cost housing for a privileged few through subsidies and set-asides but do not solve the larger problem of affordability.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Orange County Register, 4 Oct. 2024
The fossil fuel industry has fought against protections for this species — including set-asides that would create safe zones in whale habitat and common-sense speed limits to keep whales from getting run over.
—Cara Fleischer, Orlando Sentinel, 5 July 2024
Last week, Mayor Adams and City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams announced a $741 million set-aside to raise the pay for tens of thousands of social services workers who are inextricably linked to, but not technically part of, the city’s municipal services apparatus.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 18 Mar. 2024
The 8-30g law requires developers to commit to those set-asides for at least 40 years.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 6 Mar. 2024
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Those set-aside times are just called something different.
—Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 9 Feb. 2025
The filing also outlines potential risks, including changes in federal budgetary priorities, competition, and the impact of federal contractual set-aside laws and regulations.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 4 Dec. 2024
Medicaid funding for maternal health initiatives would receive $13 million and $100 million in set-aside money to ensure the sustainability of Medicaid.
—Worth Sparkman, Axios, 22 Nov. 2024
Tribalism reached new levels with a pandemic of DEI quotas and set-asides.
—Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 10 Nov. 2024
Current federal government housing programs often provide low-cost housing for a privileged few through subsidies and set-asides but do not solve the larger problem of affordability.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Orange County Register, 4 Oct. 2024
The fossil fuel industry has fought against protections for this species — including set-asides that would create safe zones in whale habitat and common-sense speed limits to keep whales from getting run over.
—Cara Fleischer, Orlando Sentinel, 5 July 2024
Last week, Mayor Adams and City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams announced a $741 million set-aside to raise the pay for tens of thousands of social services workers who are inextricably linked to, but not technically part of, the city’s municipal services apparatus.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 18 Mar. 2024
The 8-30g law requires developers to commit to those set-asides for at least 40 years.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 6 Mar. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for set-aside
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According to the United Nations Refugee Agency, as of February 2025, the war in Ukraine has left 12.7 million people in need of humanitarian assistance.—
Matthew Medsger,
Boston Herald,
17 Feb. 2025
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For years, Tesla has faced criticism and investigations over the safety of its advanced driver assistance software following several crashes, including a fatal one, according to Reuters.—
Siobhan McAndrew,
USA TODAY,
16 Feb. 2025
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The order also instructs the OMB director to find ways, within 30 days, to attach strings to grants that California gets from the federal government to entice the state to change its policies.—
Joseph Lawler,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
10 Feb. 2025
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Medical research funding by NIH grants have led to innumerable scientific breakthroughs, including the discovery of treatment for cancers of all types, the first sequencing of DNA, and the development of the MRI.—
Andrew Sheeler,
Sacramento Bee,
10 Feb. 2025
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Strategies outlined in the release include protecting, preserving and restoring affordable homes; providing direct subsidies and increasing access to homeownership for first-time homebuyers; preventing evictions and foreclosures; and working with employers on workforce housing needs.—
Grace Zokovitch,
Boston Herald,
6 Feb. 2025
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In December, the China Film Administration launched a public subsidy campaign, while local governments like Beijing and Guangdong distributed cinema vouchers ahead of the holiday.—
Hassan Tayir,
CNN,
5 Feb. 2025
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The issue with many state initiatives to help with homelessness is that the burden of proof to show aid is needed is onerous.—
Graham P. Johnson,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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Efforts to dismantle the agency, which provides humanitarian and development aid, are moving at a frenetic pace.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN,
7 Feb. 2025
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The ranges depended on factors like the discretionary block grant and funding for transitional kindergarten.—
Jemma Stephenson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Feb. 2025
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One proposal causing concern among some NIH supporters would give at least some of the NIH budget directly to states through block grants, bypassing the agency's intensive peer-review system.—
Rob Stein,
NPR,
26 Nov. 2024
Noun
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The woman chose to receive a one-time lump sum of about $2.7 million after taxes instead of annuity payments for the full amount.—
Jennifer Rodriguez,
Kansas City Star,
30 Jan. 2025
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The difference between the two is outlined below: An annuity option makes an initial annual payment followed by 29 annual payments.—
Medora Lee,
USA TODAY,
26 Dec. 2024
Noun
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It is funded outside of the congressional appropriations process, and its funding comes from the Fed.—
Laurel Wamsley,
NPR,
8 Feb. 2025
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The Foreign Assistance Act, and then, of course, every appropriations bill that funds the State Department and foreign-ops budget.—
Isaac Chotiner,
The New Yorker,
6 Feb. 2025
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Mr Severin’s expectations, entitlement and outright rudeness stretch Floria to her very limits.—
Adam Solomons,
IndieWire,
17 Feb. 2025
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Though Democratic amendments will likely all be rejected, the debate previews how politically dicey big cuts to the entitlement program could get.—
Victoria Knight,
Axios,
13 Feb. 2025
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