Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for set-asides
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In their funding bill, Democrats included a provision to extend Affordable Care Act subsidies set to expire this year, warning that failure to act could lead to higher insurance premiums.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
6 Oct. 2025 -
Democrats have largely withheld votes from a short-term plan to fund the government, insisting Republicans engage with them on extending enhanced Obamacare subsidies.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
6 Oct. 2025
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The Biden administration created the program in 2023 to allow FEMA to award grants to state, local, or nonprofit organizations that provide support services to migrants released from ICE custody.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
3 Oct. 2025
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This comes after earlier attempts to force changes at top universities by cancelling billions of dollars in research grants.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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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
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Data silos or inconsistent naming conventions can wreak havoc on both entitlements and invoicing.—
Griffin Parry,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Private-equity firms are hunting for new capital pools as institutional allocations mature and growth slows.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
3 Oct. 2025
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The government will remain shut down until Congress can agree on federal funding allocations; however, lawmakers could also pass a temporary spending bill, known as a continuing resolution (or CR, for short), to buy more time for negotiations.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
3 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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Since none of the 12 appropriations bills have been approved, this shutdown is more extensive than the partial shutdown that started in December 2018, when Congress had enacted five of the 12 appropriations bills, said the nonpartisan, nonprofit think tank Committee for a Responsible Budget.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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But Republicans instead want to pass a short-term funding bill to keep the government open for a few weeks while bipartisan negotiations on appropriations take place.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Set-asides.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/set-asides. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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