setbacks

plural of setback

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Recent Examples of setbacks The setbacks last year were against Oregon and Penn State, the latter game being in the College Football Playoff. Idaho Statesman, 7 Oct. 2025 Plus, the team will surely look to upgrade its starting rotation after a series of injuries and setbacks drove its early exit. Peter Chawaga, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025 But the law had not been tested in court, and plaintiffs have faced setbacks due to technicalities and the time lapse. Nora Gamez Torres, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2025 But reaching new heights also comes with some setbacks, according to Insomnia Cookies founder and CEO Seth Berkowitz. Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025 Their plan shows 80-foot setbacks and 40-foot tree buffers, along with a multi-use path along East John Street. Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 3 Oct. 2025 Assuming the site plan gets the approval of the city’s zoning commission and City Council, the developers will have to submit a final plan offering exact details of water lines, elevations and building setbacks. Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Oct. 2025 Those revenues pay for essential services on reservations, such as healthcare, education and infrastructure, so those services suffered significant setbacks during the pandemic. Frank Vaisvilas, jsonline.com, 1 Oct. 2025 For the United States, such setbacks can buy time—until different leadership in Washington once again has a vision of the future built around more than looking out for itself. Jeffrey Prescott, Foreign Affairs, 29 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for setbacks
Noun
  • James Cameron’s sublime Alien sequel is all about reversals.
    Chris Klimek, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Democrats have seized on the reversals as evidence that the cuts were hasty and wasteful.
    Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Most of those came on reverses or other wide runs.
    Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Sep. 2025

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“Setbacks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/setbacks. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.

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