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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Based on the current composition of the Heat roster, Highsmith does not necessarily set up as a rotation component, figuring to be slotted in behind teammates such as Bam Adebayo, Tyler Herro, Norman Powell, Kel’el Ware, Andrew Wiggins, Davion Mitchell and Nikola Jovic.
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Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 8 Aug. 2025
Most shortchanged by the script Wen, whose character’s trauma and relationship with her son is set up as a vital part of the narrative, just for her to get confined to the margins of the narrative and for her conflict to resolve with little fanfare.
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Denver’s got temporary seating for about 800 set up as a way to ensure fans can continue to see camp through the construction of the club’s new headquarters and training facility.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 24 July 2025
Under the division, which was set up as a temporary border, India was given roughly two-thirds control over Jammu and Kashmir, with Pakistan controlling the other third.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 8 May 2025
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Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 8 Aug. 2025
Most shortchanged by the script Wen, whose character’s trauma and relationship with her son is set up as a vital part of the narrative, just for her to get confined to the margins of the narrative and for her conflict to resolve with little fanfare.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 28 May 2025
Denver’s got temporary seating for about 800 set up as a way to ensure fans can continue to see camp through the construction of the club’s new headquarters and training facility.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 24 July 2025
Under the division, which was set up as a temporary border, India was given roughly two-thirds control over Jammu and Kashmir, with Pakistan controlling the other third.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 8 May 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 19 Aug. 2025.
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