SET-ASIDE Synonyms: 238 Similar and Opposite Words

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as in assistance

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as in dedicate

to keep or intend for a special purpose He set aside $100 a month for a down payment on a car.

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as in abolish

to put an end to by formal action The company set aside the old strict dress code and allowed employees to dress a little more casually.

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as in dump

to get rid of as useless or unwanted The professional organizer helped us set aside anything we didn't need or want anymore.

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as in store

to put (something of future use or value) in a safe or secret place She set aside her wedding dress in case her own daughter might want to wear it some day.

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Recent Examples of set-aside

Noun

The single item that stops new projects is when the Affordable Requirements Ordinance (ARO) is required, with a set-aside of 20% of the units to be rented at below market prices. — Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026 With this new tool merchants can set aside sales tax from operating cash daily with the feature ‘set-aside,’ have their tax obligations tracked in real time and have returns filled on their behalf within one system. — Gene Marks, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2026

Phrase

Airline loyalty programs set aside a limited number of seats per flight that can be booked at the lowest number of miles. — Chris Dong, Travel + Leisure, 20 July 2026 His wife, Penélope Cruz, was also there, as was the Catalan singer-songwriter Rosalía, rounding out the trio of the three most internationally renowned Spaniards at the moment (setting aside the soccer players, of course). — Juan Claudio Matossian, Vanity Fair, 19 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for set-aside

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Noun

The City Council, which is considering censuring the mayor, asked for assistance because the city’s Human Resources director wasn’t available at the time, according to Mayor Pro Tem Tara Graves.

— Elijah Megginson, AJC.com, 25 July 2026
International assistance has historically played a major role in supporting outbreak surveillance, laboratory capacity, healthcare worker training and emergency response in countries facing limited resources.

— Omer Awan, Forbes.com, 24 July 2026

Definition of assistance

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The four treatment rooms are set apart within tropical vegetation, with a pavilion available for couples looking for joint pampering.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 July 2026
Lace trim sets this polished linen set apart, adding an elevated detail that’s dressy enough for dinner parties yet still comfortable enough to wear all day long.

— Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 18 July 2026

Definition of set apart

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The group also wants to add more reefs to other public access points in the next grant cycle.

— Laura Horne, Charlotte Observer, 23 July 2026
The foundation engages in grant-making and research while also managing the historic Richard Pousette-Dart House and Studio in Suffern, New York.

— News Desk, Artforum, 22 July 2026

Definition of grant

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Investors who access emerging markets through a broad index miss the dispersion that active country allocation can capture.

— Jason Kirsch, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
United hold back 200 tickets from each away allocation (typically 3,000) for their players, and not all of these are taken.

— Andy Mitten, New York Times, 22 July 2026

Definition of allocation

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In the meantime, the challenges that lie ahead for Kubicek include nailing down a higher state subsidy than Tri-Rail received last year, and completing an overhauled fare system which will see passengers pay an extra 10% starting in October.

— David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 24 July 2026
The comptroller’s report last year estimated that the subsidy-eligible projects underway would yield more than 15,000 rental units, and more have entered the pipeline since then.

— Andrew Rice, Curbed, 23 July 2026

Definition of subsidy

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In impoverished Nepal, where a conservative culture leaves openly transgender people with few legal job options, the impact on aid workers’ lives was particularly crushing.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 July 2026
What’s more, some creators already build pathways toward peer connection, mutual aid, learning, advocacy, and shared purpose.

— Belonging Forum, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026

Definition of aid

Noun

The bill also reauthorizes and then modernizes the HOME Investments Partnership Program, a federal block grant program that seeks to boost building and buying affordable housing and provides rental assistance to low-income households.

— Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 25 June 2026
The program receives a mix of state funding and a federal block grant.

— Nicole Acevedo, NBC news, 24 June 2026

Definition of block grant

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