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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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Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for set (to)
  1. quarrel
  2. altercation
  3. dispute
  4. controversy
  5. disagreement
  6. fight
  7. argument
  8. brawl
Noun
  • The quarrel continued up the escalator leading to the mezzanine.
    — Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 11 Sep. 2026
  • The quarrel became physical, and a man pulled a gun and shot the woman in the right calf.
    — Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of quarrel
Noun
  • Tchouameni and Valverde were involved in two separate altercations, a day apart, in May, with the latter taken to hospital to undergo assessments after sustaining a head injury during the second incident.
    — Guillermo Rai, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs pleaded no contest Thursday to misdemeanor charges of battery and criminal damage to property stemming from a May altercation with his girlfriend.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of altercation
Noun
  • Reputation work can involve sensitive information about executives, companies and disputes.
    — Scott Keever, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Insanity defendants are disproportionately low-income, their cases rarely reach a jury, and there’s usually no dispute about the diagnosis, which is almost invariably schizophrenia.
    — Ian Parker, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of dispute
Noun
  • Max weathered various controversies in his personal and professional life.
    — BETH J. HARPAZ THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, Arkansas Online, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Decades of friendship, including that with Sholem, were undone in the controversy.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of controversy
Noun
  • If there's a disagreement about who did what, a judge will be asked to decide.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Working with Minhaj and Venkataramanujam, both first-time feature writers, meant frequent creative disagreements, Khan says, but never without purpose.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of disagreement
Noun
  • By the end of the fight, an enthralling contest which Taylor won by a somewhat wide 27 points to 3, the crowd was on their feet.
    — Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Thank you Jena, and thank you to all the Screencaps readers who have joined the fight.
    — Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of fight
Noun
  • Dyson is hardly a stranger to powerful cleaning gear, and taking $100 off makes this one much easier to consider if your current vacuum, or even your trusty Roomba, is losing the daily argument with fur, crumbs, and dirt.
    — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Police in Brockton, Massachusetts, said he was accused of grabbing his wife by the throat and throwing her into a dresser during an argument.
    — Kierra Frazier, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of argument
Noun
  • Independent Russian media regularly report about returning veterans involved in assaults, drunken brawls and even killings.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026
  • At game’s end, Missouri players attempted to plant the state flag on the Jayhawk logo at midfield and nearly ignited a brawl.
    — Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 15 Sep. 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 20 Sep. 2026.

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