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noun

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Recent Examples of set off
Verb
Warner Brothers set off a media free-for-all Tuesday. Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 21 Oct. 2025 But her ascension has set off a debate about what the impact will be for women in Japan. Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025
Noun
That setoff a fast-moving timeline that will ultimately determine if third graders who fall short on the test will move on to fourth grade or be held back. Rachel Wegner, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025 That setoff a worldwide hunt for the impact site. Roni Dengler, Discover Magazine, 21 Feb. 2019 See All Example Sentences for set off
Recent Examples of Synonyms for set off
Verb
  • Trading below $1 over a consecutive 30 trading-day period triggers a warning.
    Annie Palmer, CNBC, 28 Oct. 2025
  • The election was triggered in June when Wilders abruptly withdrew support from the governing coalition, accusing his partners of blocking his proposal to halt all asylum migration.
    Callum Sutherland, Time, 28 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Designed with an onyx ornament at the closure, the black clutch featured a crystal-inset frame.
    Julia Teti, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Each features a charming tree design loaded with ornaments and toys.
    Nora Colomer may earn a commission if you buy through our referral links. This content was created by a team that works independently from the Fox newsroom., FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The moon activating Neptune puts you in daydream mode.
    USA TODAY, USA Today, 26 Oct. 2025
  • The fat overload in astrocytes and microglia activates inflammatory pathways.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 26 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The Cabinet Room of the White House has also gotten some golden ornamentation added.
    Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
  • The iconic theater, with its elaborate ornamentation, arcades, balconies and turrets, was built in the Spanish Baroque style.
    Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • After Berube mixed and matched his forwards to spark his team, Nylander finally ended up on the top line.
    Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
  • The operation has sparked growing scrutiny over federal tactics.
    Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The museum embraces the town’s unique role as a final home after one’s life, showcasing everything from early-20th-century embalming equipment to the tombstones of 19th-century San Francisco residents — once sold in a Santa Cruz consignment shop and advertised as Halloween decorations.
    Ryan Macasero, Mercury News, 26 Oct. 2025
  • Some of these sites include more than one building with notable interior detailing or decorations.
    Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 26 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • While oil continues to drive Saudi Arabia's economy, the kingdom is now expanding into areas such as artificial intelligence, tourism and sports to diversify its growth avenues.
    Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 28 Oct. 2025
  • These extinctions were driven mostly by European agriculture and the introduction of non-native species that outcompeted Australian animals.
    Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 27 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • In 2024, when the court ordered the wage garnishment, Lopez earned an annual salary of $28,419 for serving as a Unified Government commissioner, according to the Kansas Policy Institute.
    Sofi Zeman, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2025
  • And people wrote letters to the courts saying wage garnishment would exacerbate their already dire financial situations.
    Rae Ellen Bichell, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2025

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