set in motion

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for set in motion
Verb
  • News of the plan, which was developed by city administrators but has not been publicly vetted or discussed, has provoked considerable consternation in political, downtown, cultural and preservation circles.
    Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 26 June 2025
  • Furthermore, a closure would also provoke Iran's market in Asia, particularly China, which accounts for a majority of Iranian oil exports.
    Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 23 June 2025
Verb
  • These kids would be walking around down the road and the F.B.I. would pick them up and take them down to the jail to be interrogated, then tell them to walk home.
    Nick Estes, New Yorker, 26 June 2025
  • Since its Sundance debut, the film has played many festivals, from Cannes to Independent Film Festival Boston, which picked Sorry, Baby as the capstone for this year’s edition of the fest.
    Andy Crump, Time, 26 June 2025
Verb
  • While the killing of UnitedHealthcare chief executive Brian Thompson in December incited a fresh wave of public fury about denials, there is almost no hope of meaningful change on the horizon, said Jay Pickern, an assistant professor of health services administration at Auburn University.
    Lauren Sausser, Miami Herald, 16 June 2025
  • While the event remained peaceful throughout the day, organizers feared that the online comments made by Tarrant County GOP chair Bo French on X would incite violence.
    Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 June 2025
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“Set in motion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/set%20in%20motion. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.

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