set (to) 1 of 2

verb

Definition of set (to)next
as in to settle (down)

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noun

ˈset-ˌtü How to pronounce set-to (audio)
as in quarrel
an often noisy or angry expression of differing opinions they had a brief set-to about money, but they seem to have resolved it

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for set (to)
  1. quarrel
  2. altercation
  3. dispute
  4. controversy
  5. disagreement
  6. fight
  7. argument
  8. brawl
Noun
  • Police said two men, ages 34 and 37, got into a quarrel that turned physical when gunfire was exchanged.
    — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • On the new series, some House of Stassi castmembers raised their quarrels with Maloney joining their cast.
    — McKinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of quarrel
Noun
  • After the altercation, the juvenile employee recalled that Grayson appeared to lower herself to the floor in the dining area.
    — Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Kelce was among their teammates who stepped in to break up the altercation.
    — Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of altercation
Noun
  • The release of Fauci's text messages could further rekindle a yearslong dispute between Fauci and congressional Republicans about how the federal government's former top infectious disease expert responded to the coronavirus pandemic.
    — Joe Walsh, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Creditors rarely challenge such plans because most disputes are resolved earlier.
    — Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of dispute
Noun
  • Some controversy arose when New Hampshire was not proposed to be in the first spot, despite a state law requiring the state hold first-in-the-nation primaries.
    — Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The delay is considered the first controversy of the country’s new government, led by conservative President Abelardo de la Espriella, who took office on Friday.
    — Gonzalo Zegarra, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of controversy
Noun
  • The judges eventually discuss the clothes — but there, too, things get dramatic, with a lot of disagreement between Law and the other judges.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Although proposals for a memorial had emerged shortly after Lincoln’s assassination in 1865, decades of political disagreement over its design, location and purpose had delayed construction.
    — Jennifer Tucker, The Conversation, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of disagreement
Noun
  • The fight over the plan to sell off parts of the World Cup and other signature FIFA events to private businesses has tested that bulletproof presidency.
    — Aleks Klosok, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
  • The vote capped off a bruising confirmation fight, with Blanche’s loyalty to Trump at the center of the stalemate.
    — Alanna Durkin Richer, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of fight
Noun
  • Washington decidedthat the argument had already been won and stopped making it.
    — James K. Glassman, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Features like autoplay, infinite scroll and algorithmic content recommendations have been the prime targets of legal arguments that social media platforms are designed to be addictive.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of argument
Noun
  • What started as a shoving match between the two players quickly turned into a brawl between the two teams.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The Sheriff's Office says the incident started as a brawl in the parking lot of the farm after a night of line dancing.
    — Nikiya Carrero, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of brawl
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“Set (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/set%20%28to%29. Accessed 15 Aug. 2026.

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