Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for set (against)
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However, sharp spending cuts have angered many, while a recent electoral defeat for his party worried investors ahead of a key legislative vote in October.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
26 Sep. 2025 -
The new program, Train SMART, also risks angering a network of grassroots chapters and gun violence prevention volunteers at Everytown.—
Nick Penzenstadler,
USA Today,
25 Sep. 2025
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The decision infuriated Democrats in the House and fueled some calls from within the base for Schumer to be replaced at the top of the party.—
Mike Lillis,
The Hill,
19 Sep. 2025
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Investigative reporting is bad enough; often what really infuriates him is jokes.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
19 Sep. 2025
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The Duke of Sussex and his father have been estranged in recent years amid a series of family rifts, along with a legal battle over the removal of security for Harry, his wife Meghan and their children.—
Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
27 Sep. 2025
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All seems well until the mother dies suddenly leaving father and son bereft and estranged from each other.—
Liz Shackleton,
Deadline,
20 Sep. 2025
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That said, brands run the risk of alienating their core audience, according to Thomai Serdari, marketing professor at New York University.—
Hayley Cuccinello,
CNBC,
24 Sep. 2025
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With a thoughtful use of color, Wezel constructs a visual world that feels both alienating and intensely sensorial, like a vivid dream uncomfortably close to reality.—
Caterina De Biasio,
Vogue,
24 Sep. 2025
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Pinning the blame on Tylenol instead of vaccines enraged Kennedy's own anti-vaccine organization, Children's Health Defense.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
24 Sep. 2025
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The film captures every enraging detail of the trial while using it as a jumping off point for an exploration of the history of the region and the ways in which the Chuchagasta have been bureaucratically erased in order to strip them of their property and rights.—
Vulture Staff,
Vulture,
23 Sep. 2025
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Small numbers overall, but enough to incense the country.—
Stephen Kent,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Sep. 2025
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Which is why Canadians are particularly incensed at the notion that any American would hijack the Canadian flag and claim it as theirs.—
Vivian Song,
CNN Money,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Set (against).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/set%20%28against%29. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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