as in to dedicate
to keep or intend for a special purpose
I have set by the earnings from my weekend job to use as vacation money
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Recent Examples of set by
The Valkyries eclipsed the previous highest win total set by an expansion team, previously held by the 1998 Detroit Shock, who had 17 wins in their inaugural season.
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Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2025
Eight subsequent releases totaling 25,120 pages were made as of Wednesday night — a deadline set by Walsh Gallegos for full transparency, which has long been demanded by survivors and the families of victims.
—Matthew J. Friedman, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
The rates are set by the Fed to effect its dual mandate; low unemployment and low inflation.
—Vipin Bharathan, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
In the first half of 2025, Ford filed 88 vehicle recalls with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, according to NHTSA data, which now surpasses the record set by General Motors of 77 recalls for all of 2014, the Detroit Free Press previously reported.
—Olivia Evans, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Sep. 2025
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Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2025
Eight subsequent releases totaling 25,120 pages were made as of Wednesday night — a deadline set by Walsh Gallegos for full transparency, which has long been demanded by survivors and the families of victims.
—Matthew J. Friedman, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
The rates are set by the Fed to effect its dual mandate; low unemployment and low inflation.
—Vipin Bharathan, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
In the first half of 2025, Ford filed 88 vehicle recalls with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, according to NHTSA data, which now surpasses the record set by General Motors of 77 recalls for all of 2014, the Detroit Free Press previously reported.
—Olivia Evans, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for set by
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Founded in 2001, Oceana is the largest international advocacy organization dedicated solely to ocean conservation.—
Angelique Jackson,
Variety,
3 Sep. 2025
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Bessemer dedicates months to gathering, validating, and examining submission data that forms the foundation of The Cloud 100.—
Bessemer Venture Partners,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Many CEOs will have no choice but to devote their efforts to guessing, interpreting and trying to influence what the president wants, rather than toiling on behalf of their shareholders and customers.—
Senior Fellow,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Sep. 2025
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Pollsters didn’t devote much attention to mail voting again until the mid-1990s, around the time Oregon considered and adopted a universal vote by mail.—
Karlyn Bowman,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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The two wanted the Power of Veto winner to use the ability to keep Panaro, but instead, the winner saved themselves.—
Dina Kaur,
AZCentral.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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For engineers and designers, this framework is like giving a GPS map through the complex terrain of foam design—saving months of trial-and-error testing.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Sep. 2025
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