SET IN MOTION Synonyms: 31 Similar and Opposite Words

set in motion

verb

Definition of set in motion

as in to stir (up)

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The Austrian performance artist behind Seaworld Venice is having a moment, after a career spent staging productions that involve herself and which provoke strong reactions.

— Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 23 July 2026
He was also sent off for a headbutt against an opponent who provoked him in his last ever match, which happened to be the 2006 World Cup final; his human reaction laid bare on the highest stage of all.

— Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 21 July 2026

Definition of provoke

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Of course, this would depend on whether the managers choose to pick their strongest teams in what for some is a meaningless, even annoying extra fixture, for squads who just want to go home.

— Eduardo Tansley, New York Times, 18 July 2026
There also is the NBA salary-cap carveout allowing teams to pay second-round picks even less than the minimum-salary scale.

— Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 18 July 2026

Definition of pick

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The series’ inciting incident seems to be when Lonnie’s longtime caddie, Old Hank (Keith David), keels over in a sand trap, never to carry golf clubs again.

— Ben Travers, IndieWire, 16 July 2026
The inciting incident for that arrest was captured on video that TMZ published in March, and showed Paul hurling metal bar stools toward Mortensen.

— Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 16 July 2026

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