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as in to put
to arrange something in a certain spot or position
set up tables in the living room for the party
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as in to establish
to be responsible for the creation and early operation or use of
set up a scholarship fund for deserving students from the inner city
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as in to erect
to fix in an upright position
set up a post from which to hang the sign
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as in to build
to form by putting together parts or materials
set up the prefabricated shed by following the instructions
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as in to heal
to restore to a healthy condition
don't worry, the doctor will set you up in no time
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as in layout
the way in which something is sized, arranged, or organized
the textbook's setup calls for a list of questions at the end of each chapter
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as in sequence
the way objects in space or events in time are arranged or follow one another
changed the setup of the living room furniture several times before being satisfied
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Recent Examples of set up
Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
One way to do this is to set up a separate bank account for client funds.
—Vlad Rusz, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Dave Quinn, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
Cruise also operates with a similar sensor-rich setup to Waymo, integrating lidar, radar, and cameras, collectively providing a more reliable system than Tesla’s camera-only approach.
—Michael Khouw, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2024
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Adames is set up to receive the bigger deal of the two, likely in the neighborhood of Matt Chapman’s six-year, $151 million extension.
—Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
One way to do this is to set up a separate bank account for client funds.
—Vlad Rusz, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Noun
Sharing the video on social media, the 43-year-old star included the messaging both in hashtag and in one setup for the clip, in which the words were written on a flag coming out of a toy gun.
—Dave Quinn, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
Cruise also operates with a similar sensor-rich setup to Waymo, integrating lidar, radar, and cameras, collectively providing a more reliable system than Tesla’s camera-only approach.
—Michael Khouw, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for set up
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The fact that China tolerated open criticism of North Korea’s leadership put further strain on the relationship between the two governments.Sungmin Cho, Foreign Affairs, 12 Nov. 2024
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Pearsall’s first career touchdown had put the 49ers ahead 7-0, once a replay confirmed Pearsall’s 46-yard catch-and-run.Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
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While Birnbaum’s playful take on Murakami’s prose established the hip, colloquial style the author is still mostly known for today, his translation of Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World cut about 100 pages from the Japanese text.Bailey Trela, Vulture, 19 Nov. 2024
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Spanning six continents and representing nearly 80 percent of global GDP, the forum includes today’s most powerful states—U.S. partners and allies, as well as adversaries—and has the potential to drive momentum for establishing standards and norms regarding cooperation on global public goods.Leslie Vinjamuri, Foreign Affairs, 15 Nov. 2024
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In the meantime, a metal gangway is being erected over the empty fountain for tourists to get a close view of the fountain’s sculpture Oceanus, the Titan God of Earth, depicted with galloping horses.Barbie Latza Nadeau and Antonia Mortensen, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
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Jones received a violation for the installation of the putting green, for section 45-3, which states neither buildings nor structures can be erected, added to or structurally altered.Kayla Mutchler, Connecticut Post, 1 Nov. 2024
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By the end of the first quarter, Stanford built a 22-point lead.Justice delos Santos, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
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Biking to Chouinard’s home, Caldwell quickly realized how many of the original houses in Jackson had been scraped to build mansions.Jayme Moye, Outside Online, 8 Nov. 2024
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Dave Grohl’s wife Jordyn Blum is healing after her husband’s shocking baby announcement.Rachel DeSantis, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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But, in fact, her fracture, under the stress of so much rehab, wasn’t healing properly.Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2024
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The layout of this single-story home includes three bedrooms and three baths.Bay Area Home Report, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
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Same layout a few floors up is listed for nearly $50,000 more.Clio Chang, Curbed, 5 Nov. 2024
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The household is barely making ends meet in the series’ opening sequence, and after Jean’s disappearance, the siblings are cruelly separated by the British bureaucratic state.Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2024
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The test, developed at the University of California, San Francisco, extracts the DNA and RNA from a sample of blood, tissue or body fluid, and then sequences the genetic material and compares the sequences to a vast database of viruses, bacteria, fungi and parasites to see what matches up.Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
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Although situated on the edge of downtown Klamath Falls, the Link River was, and probably still is, a little patch of semi-wilderness, teeming with wildlife such as huge pelicans which patrol its waters in search of food.Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 5 Nov. 2024
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Two structures are situated on the nearly 32-acre estate: a five-bedroom, nine-bathroom English country-style main house dating back to 1938 and a three-bedroom, two-bathroom guest cottage.Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Set up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/set%20up. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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