Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for set-asides
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Senate Democrats are expected to keep blocking that bill, not budging on their position that health care subsidies that expire at the end of the year need to be extended.—
NPR,
NPR,
20 Oct. 2025 -
Supporters have consistently cast the plan as vital to keep the teams, while opponents frame stadium subsidies as corporate welfare for rich team owners.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
20 Oct. 2025
Noun
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One entrepreneur pitched the idea of a small-business liaison or task force that could answer questions and alert business owners to resources, grants and other opportunities.—
Mars King,
Twin Cities,
17 Oct. 2025
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The Seventh Circuit’s opinion underscored that the judiciary retains a role in reviewing statutory conditions for troop deployment, while the New York decision reaffirmed congressional mandates that security grants be based on risk assessment rather than political considerations.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Uncle Sam’s spending binge will remain compounding until Republicans muster the stones to take entitlements off autopilot.—
Tiana Lowe Doescher,
The Washington Examiner,
17 Oct. 2025
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When accounting for pre-development, procurement of entitlements such as zoning, environmental review, full buildout and operation, the project is expected to take approximately 10 years to complete.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In another move that has caused uncertainty, FEMA in September drastically cut some states’ allocations from another source of funding.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
19 Oct. 2025
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But last week saw an observable upwelling of anxiety, reflecting a break of the preceding low-volatility climb and some possible pent-up selling from historically elevated equity allocations.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
18 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Fees Gainbridge annuities don't have upfront sales charges or administrative fees.—
Sarah Hostetler,
CNBC,
19 Sep. 2025
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With annuities, the jackpot cash is essentially invested and then paid out to winners over three decades.—
Jeremy Tanner,
The Hill,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Because Social Security benefit programs are considered mandatory spending by law, they are not impacted by the lapse in funding appropriations.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
18 Oct. 2025
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On June 30, the Department of Education told state agencies that congressional appropriations for after-school activities and English-as-a-second-language instruction would not arrive the next day, as planned.—
Andy Kroll,
ProPublica,
18 Oct. 2025
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“Set-asides.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/set-asides. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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