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
That's the record for runners left on base in a playoff game, set by the 1999 Atlanta Braves in an NLCS loss against the New York Mets.
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Christian Romo, Freep.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Each game, world, and character is created by a person, the rules are set by the creator, the AI is in service of the story.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2025
This story has been updated with information about a fourth execution date set by the Tennessee Supreme Court.
—Evan Mealins, Nashville Tennessean, 1 Oct. 2025
Romy’s latest video and selfie with Elordi comes after she was initially denied getting her first selfie with the actor on set by her mom, according to a video posted on TikTok.
—Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
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Christian Romo, Freep.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Each game, world, and character is created by a person, the rules are set by the creator, the AI is in service of the story.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2025
This story has been updated with information about a fourth execution date set by the Tennessee Supreme Court.
—Evan Mealins, Nashville Tennessean, 1 Oct. 2025
Romy’s latest video and selfie with Elordi comes after she was initially denied getting her first selfie with the actor on set by her mom, according to a video posted on TikTok.
—Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for set by
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There have been cautionary tales on that front in the past, with the Cup-less Leafs dedicating 50 percent of their cap to their Core Four in the flat-cap era standing out as one good (or bad) example.—
James Mirtle,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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Moody has been dedicating her practice to helping clients navigate the AI space and counsels nearly a dozen generative voice and audio AI companies.—
Claudia Rosenbaum,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Oct. 2025
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Newspapers, both local and national, devoted not just reviews but columns and opinion pieces to Stein and Tender Buttons.—
Via Scribner,
Literary Hub,
7 Oct. 2025
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By the mid-nineteen-sixties, Africa had been transformed from a patchwork of colonies to one of mostly independent countries, each devoted, at least in theory, to self-determination.—
Kelefa Sanneh,
New Yorker,
6 Oct. 2025
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Blood is always poised and ready to clot, because the body sees this as a life-saving mechanism.—
Bryant Stamford,
Louisville Courier Journal,
2 Oct. 2025
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Is intuitive budgeting effective for saving money?—
Andreina Rodriguez,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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