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
Car prices are not set by the automakers – they’re negotiated between dealers and buyers.
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Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 16 June 2025
But the idea of barely missing the 24-hour standard set by the speed climbers before them was too uncomfortable to dwell on.
—Sam MacIlwaine, Outside Online, 16 June 2025
Oakley's post, which has since drawn more than 645,000 likes, is just one example of a widespread concern: beauty standards are now being set by algorithms, AI and altered reality.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 June 2025
As noted above, those rates are set in the Treasury’s auctions — and depend on the direction set by global bond buyers.
—Terry Savage, Chicago Tribune, 10 June 2025
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Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 16 June 2025
But the idea of barely missing the 24-hour standard set by the speed climbers before them was too uncomfortable to dwell on.
—Sam MacIlwaine, Outside Online, 16 June 2025
Oakley's post, which has since drawn more than 645,000 likes, is just one example of a widespread concern: beauty standards are now being set by algorithms, AI and altered reality.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 June 2025
As noted above, those rates are set in the Treasury’s auctions — and depend on the direction set by global bond buyers.
—Terry Savage, Chicago Tribune, 10 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for set by
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Spending for human services, K-12 education and municipal aid has grown — albeit not by as much as Democrats want — and Connecticut will again dedicate much of the outgoing budget’s $2 billion-plus surplus toward reducing pension debt.—
Keith M. Phaneuf,
Hartford Courant,
17 June 2025
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More advanced tiers have dedicated support options and helplines that aren't available with Teams Essentials, however.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
17 June 2025
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With little else on the election calendar in the early months of 2025, national Democrats devoted time, energy and money to the race, which received enormous publicity.—
Anthony Man,
Sun Sentinel,
18 June 2025
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Roberts’ 24-page majority opinion was devoted almost entirely to explaining why the Tennessee law, called SB1, should be evaluated under the lower standard of review.—
Mark Sherman,
Chicago Tribune,
18 June 2025
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Sabalenka, one of the favorites to lift the Wimbledon title this year, had saved four match points in a tiebreak to escape 2022 champion Elena Rybakina the previous day, one of them coming via a fortunate net cord.—
James Hansen,
New York Times,
21 June 2025
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Goodson, the homeowner in Maine, was able to save big money with his engineering background and penchant for DIY.—
Ella Nilsen,
CNN Money,
20 June 2025
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