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Recent Examples of set-aside
Phrase
Specifically, his plan calls for a $78 million set-aside to address potential Tier 2 compliance costs. Derek Douglas, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2025 Several rooms in their own set-aside section of the larger facility are designated as an Epilepsy Monitoring Unit and are equipped with special seizure-monitoring equipment. Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2025 Line a large baking pan with some of the set-aside, uncooked leaves, then top with small amount of the sauce mixture. Barbara Ellis, Denver Post, 11 May 2025 Still, contractors said there were other problems with the set-aside program that the legislation failed to address. Emilia Otte, Hartford Courant, 4 May 2025 Companies of all types should be allowed to compete on an even playing field to demonstrate their best solutions and avoid set-asides that favor one type of company. Toni Townes-Whitley, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025 That’s a huge number, a three-fold increase in housing set-asides for our hardworking city employees, and a crucial lifeline for countless New Yorkers. Mark Levine, New York Daily News, 15 Mar. 2025 In addition to the rural set-aside visa quota explained above, this development provides unprecedented timeframes for rural EB-5 petitions based on my observations as the managing partner of an EB-5 firm. Sam Silverman, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025 Even more controversial has been the state’s year-old Live Local Act, which overrides local zoning rules in commercial and industrial districts to encourage developers to supersize projects that include certain set-asides for middle-class housing. Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for set-aside
Noun
  • The spry assistance of stagehands, who not only move set pieces but help flesh out the world of the play, is a jaunty touch.
    Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2025
  • This bill puts the American people first by providing assistance to those in need while doing right by hardworking taxpayers.
    Brooke L. Rollins, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 June 2025
Noun
  • Its grant cancellations are being challenged in court.
    Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2025
  • President Donald Trump’s administration is planning to cut federal funding for research and has already canceled or paused hundreds of millions of dollars in grants to Northwestern faculty.
    Luis A. Nunes Amaral, Chicago Tribune, 24 June 2025
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  • Working with Trump, Thune also worked to gut clean energy subsidies, many of which were leftovers from Joe Biden’s presidency.
    Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 1 July 2025
  • For these utilities, climate tech isn’t about subsidies but solving real business problems.
    Nicole LeBlanc, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
Noun
  • That growth was supported initially by billions of dollars in federal aid.
    The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 30 June 2025
  • Kefir water is known to help decrease inflammation and maintain a balanced gut microbiome to absorb nutrients and aid digestion.
    Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 30 June 2025
Noun
  • In a similar lawsuit launched in March against Trump’s reorganization of the Department of Education, Randi Weingarten of the American Federation of Teachers whined that Trump’s plan could lead to block grants to the states, some even allowing the money to go for private school vouchers.
    Betsy McCaughey, Boston Herald, 18 May 2025
  • North Carolina is expected to receive some $1.4 billion in federal block grant as as last-resort aid disaster repairs.
    Nora O’Neill, Charlotte Observer, 19 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • How much will a $400,000 annuity pay monthly if bought at age 65?
    Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 18 June 2025
  • That’s why annuities are not suitable for everyone.
    David Abreu, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
Noun
  • Olivia Heller/The Hustle Viewers accused her of everything from overconsumption to hoarding to appropriation.
    HubSpot, HubSpot, 20 June 2025
  • Critics have complained that the maneuver was a way for the council to work around a charter requirement that requires appropriations of more than 1.5% of the budget to be a separate referendum question.
    Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 20 June 2025
Noun
  • Johnson later told reporters that Senate leadership had committed to vote on an amendment from Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) that would limit Medicaid reimbursements for states that expanded the entitlement under Obamacare.
    David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 29 June 2025
  • But unlike Social Security, Medicare or food stamps, rental assistance is not an entitlement available to all who qualify.
    Alex Schwartz, The Conversation, 26 June 2025

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“Set-aside.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/set-aside. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.

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