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as in to sit
to cover and warm eggs as the young inside develop the hen set for days

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as in to lounge
chiefly dialect to rest on the buttocks or haunches come over and set for a spell

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as in to aim
to point or turn (something) toward a target or goal determined to see the West, she set her car towards the sun and drove off

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noun

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as in faction
a group of people acting together within a larger group the younger set is less likely to volunteer for the church's annual rummage sale

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as in scenery
the array of painted backgrounds and furnishings used to establish the setting in a stage production built sets for the play

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Recent Examples of set
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Trump has set a July 9 deadline for imposing reciprocal tariffs, but trade talks have run into obstacles including discussions over duties on farm goods, steel and car parts. Jennifer Cunningham, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 July 2025 Your little patriot can celebrate Independence Day in style with this two-piece tank and shorts set. Christopher Murray May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 1 July 2025
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Around the same time that these questions began bubbling up, another set of observations from the rock record thickened the plot of the squiggles. Laura Poppick, Rolling Stone, 30 June 2025 On June 27 the radiant will be visible above the horizon for the entire night, but will be at its highest before the sun sets, making the post-dusk hours the best time to scour the sky for elusive meteors, per stargazing website in-the-sky.org. Anthony Wood, Space.com, 22 June 2025
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The planks are also constrained to a number of set dimensions, and in doing this, the collection nods to modernist principles of standardization but also simplicity and utility, values held by the Shakers. Adrian Madlener, Curbed, 26 June 2025 Business Disruption Disregard for set rules can lead to revocation of operating licenses, provoking loss of profit and end-user churn. Dzmitry Lubneuski, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for set
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  • But former Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell came up to sit next to her.
    Isabella Murray, ABC News, 1 July 2025
  • When the outdoor cooling station opened on Friday, White drove by to find no chairs for people to sit and no signage letting people know the cooling station was there.
    Briah Lumpkins, Charlotte Observer, 1 July 2025
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  • There weary shoppers or passersby can choose from more than 200 types of 100 percent Arabica specialty coffees from 35 countries.
    Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 28 June 2025
  • The Nashville Predators chose physical forward Brady Martin with the fifth pick.
    Steve Silverman, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
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  • Prosecutors, however, estimated the loss to businesses and homeowners at about $35 million.
    Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2025
  • The deadliest country in the world for young children is South Sudan — the United Nations estimates that about 1 in 10 children born there won’t make it to their fifth birthday.
    Kelsey Piper, Vox, 27 June 2025
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  • Khamenei’s remarks appeared aimed more at projecting strength than reflecting reality.
    Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 26 June 2025
  • Experts aim for a 95% vaccination rate for measles to guard against outbreaks.
    Rong-Gong Lin II, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2025
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  • After a marathon session, the Senate narrowly passed their version of the legislation with Vice President Vance having to cast the deciding vote.
    JJ Kinahan, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
  • Jo’s novel is about a woman who decides to kill herself by preparing and eating a deadly blowfish.
    Literary Hub July 1, Literary Hub, 1 July 2025
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  • Whether that means securing larger lines of credit, navigating multi-state regulations, or scaling supply chains, the expectations have changed.
    Frank Sorrentino, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
  • Four documentary projects secured SEA-DOC funding, with three productions receiving S$30,000 ($23,512) each and one post-production project awarded S$20,000 ($15,675).
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 30 June 2025
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  • That stasis quickly froze America’s most desirable metro areas, leaving them unable to build enough housing to meet demand.
    Marina Bolotnikova, Vox, 7 July 2025
  • The study confirms the central role played by federal funding in supporting STEM doctoral research, a finding that comes as the Trump administration is freezing and cancelling billions of dollars in government funding across a broad swath of scientific areas.
    Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
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  • Performance reviews may require a personal touch, but AI can help HR leaders put together hiring managers’ or supervisors’ feedback into a proper framework.
    Julie Hoagland, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
  • But using a trade exception, which allows a team to acquire a player in a trade even if their salary would otherwise put the team over the salary cap or the team is already over the salary cap, hard caps teams at the first apron.
    Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 1 July 2025

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“Set.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/set. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.

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