Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for set in motion
Verb
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As a futurist, my role was to provoke fresh insight and decisive action.—
Lisa Bodell,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025 -
Casey Durkin—Bravo While Jax, surely at the urging of producers, tried to provoke Kristen by questioning her fertility choices, nothing major happened in the premiere.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
13 Aug. 2025
Verb
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In June, blueberry season begins, and guests can use their $10 entry fee to pick and take home organic blueberries.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
13 Aug. 2025
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The question for now is whether regulatory policy by the Federal Reserve is potentially picking winners and losers in the future design of blockchain platforms.—
Jason Brett,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Trump himself had incited the riot, which is also an act of treason.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Aug. 2025
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And as Stat News points out, this is also playing out as Kennedy is facing blame for inciting the deadly shooting last Friday at the headquarters for the Centers for Disease Control and Protection by an anti-vaxxer gunman.—
Chloe Sorvino,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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“Set in motion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/set%20in%20motion. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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