SET ASIDE Synonyms: 238 Similar and Opposite Words

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as in assistance

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as in dedicate

to keep or intend for a special purpose He set aside $100 a month for a down payment on a car.

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as in abolish

to put an end to by formal action The company set aside the old strict dress code and allowed employees to dress a little more casually.

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as in dump

to get rid of as useless or unwanted The professional organizer helped us set aside anything we didn't need or want anymore.

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as in store

to put (something of future use or value) in a safe or secret place She set aside her wedding dress in case her own daughter might want to wear it some day.

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Noun

Justice Samuel Alito might say the need for racial set-asides is over, but Democrats disagree. — David Weigel, semafor.com, 30 Apr. 2026 The single item that stops new projects is when the Affordable Requirements Ordinance (ARO) is required, with a set-aside of 20% of the units to be rented at below market prices. — Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026

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Money set aside for education, transportation or public safety, for example, could not be distributed to political candidates under the proposition’s provisions. — Sofia Williams, Sacbee.com, 24 Sep. 2026 And as of April 2025, the Legislature’s analysts wrote, no law authorized the expansion of Hope Florida, or its functions, beyond the relatively small pot of money and staffed positions lawmakers set aside in 2021. — Sharmila Venkatasubban, Sun Sentinel, 24 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for set-aside

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Noun

For more information or assistance registering, including scheduling an appointment, call the office of Miami-Dade Commissioner Natalie Milian Orbis at 305-267-6377.

— Angel Doval, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026
Head Start generally serves families at or below the federal poverty line, while childcare assistance programs in many states face waitlists and funding constraints.

— Fernanda Tronco, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of assistance

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Incorporating antique finds, greenery, and utilizing your home’s quirky features, like alcoves and nooks, are just a few of the ways your home is set apart from the rest on the block.

— Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Aug. 2026
The four treatment rooms are set apart within tropical vegetation, with a pavilion available for couples looking for joint pampering.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 July 2026

Definition of set apart

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If voters approve Charter Amendment PRK, the minimum allocation would double that amount — to $986 million — by 2036, the analysis said.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
But under Solomon; growth, and investing back into the firm, have become genuine capital allocation priorities.

— Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of allocation

Noun

The European Commission is aware of this challenge and opened a foreign subsidies investigation into Goldwind’s activities in the EU wind sector in February.

— Sam Birchall, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
Some relative had hanged themselves from the rafter years ago, something about the price of corn and subsidies and ruin, and Carrie said the barn was haunted.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of subsidy

Noun

Officers rendered aid until emergency medical personnel arrived.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2026
South Korea has sent humanitarian aid and other support to Ukraine but has refrained from sending weapons, in line with its policy of not supplying arms to countries actively engaged in conflict.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of aid

Noun

Both floated other ideas like reforming the child tax credit, which is not a block grant and thus would not have the demand problem that the existing childcare subsidy program already has.

— Helen Huiskes, The Hill, 9 Sep. 2026
Connecticut ultimately decided to go with the former, developing a state-run program using the federal block grant.

— Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 25 July 2026

Definition of block grant

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While some annuities can have high fees and limit growth compared to investing on your own, annuities guarantee a steady income stream for retirement — something investing on your own may not provide.

— Liz Knueven,Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2026
Buying annuities when rates are high can also provide a larger regular payout.

— The Week US, TheWeek, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of annuity

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