Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for set-asides
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In the end, the Democrats mostly oriented their demands toward health care—above all, the renewal of expiring Obamacare subsidies—as opposed to, say, prioritizing more abstract ultimatums related to creeping authoritarianism.—
Jon Allsop,
New Yorker,
11 Nov. 2025 -
Advertisement Republican Senator Bill Cassidy of Louisiana has proposed redirecting some of the money for ACA subsidies directly to households rather than to insurers.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
11 Nov. 2025
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The Field Building, located at 135 South LaSalle Street, is among six buildings in the Loop being revived through the city’s Tax Increment Financing grants.—
Kristin Larson,
Footwear News,
7 Nov. 2025
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At that time, organizations can apply for grants to create a program that will distribute the cash payments.—
Mathew Miranda,
Sacbee.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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The expansion, in the works for decades yet delayed by community opposition, entitlements, the pandemic and adjustments to the plan, will add 200,000 square feet of retail space, bringing total square footage to approximately 600,000 square feet.—
David Moin,
Footwear News,
6 Nov. 2025
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Like most municipalities, Carefree has rights (or entitlements, as they’re formally known) to two different kinds of water in the CAP.—
Austin Corona,
AZCentral.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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But Bessent’s suggestion that the dividend may not involve fresh allocations would also help sidestep difficult budget math.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
9 Nov. 2025
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Cuts related to reservoir management would still go into effect regardless of compact allocations.—
Austin Corona,
AZCentral.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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And, as with Social Security payments, some annuities incorporate cost-of-living adjustments to offset inflation.—
David McMillin,
CNBC,
24 Oct. 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
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The benefit reductions for November are temporary, and SNAP recipients are expected to receive full benefits once the government shutdown ends and regular appropriations have been approved.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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The contingency plan says nearly all of those employees who continue to work will be paid using sources other than annual appropriations, which are on hold during the shutdown.—
The NPR Network,
NPR,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Set-asides.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/set-asides. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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