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 transition, like others in the past, is set up as a nonprofit group registered with the IRS. —

Gabe Kaminsky, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 28 Nov. 2024 The menu is set up as past, present, and future, with classic cocktails served three ways. —

Jenn Rice, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024 Colorful Halloween Bar Cart A bar set up as an at-home chemistry experiment gives the impression that poison could be on the menu. —

Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Oct. 2024 Meanwhile, Harris is heading into this debate set up as a veteran prosecutor meeting a felon who is awaiting sentencing. —

Philip Elliott, TIME, 10 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for set up as (something)

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