SETON Synonyms: 69 Similar and Opposite Words

set on

verb

Definition of set on

as in to assault

to take sudden, violent action against without warning, bandits would set on unwary merchants as they traveled along the Silk Road

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Police say the victim courageously fought for her life and escaped to the breezeway of the apartment, screaming for help as Reyes continued to assault her.

— CBS News, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
In addition to the federal investigations, Mills has been accused of misrepresenting his military record, engaging in unethical business dealings, assaulting a girlfriend and stalking an ex-girlfriend.

— Annie Martin, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of assault

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Another warehouse belonging to the Russian e-commerce giant Wildberries was also attacked to the east of Moscow, Vorobyov said, with a fire breaking out at the facility.

— David Brennan, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026
Crossing threat Undoubtedly, Coventry’s best attacking moments come from wide positions.

— Liam Tharme, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of attack

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Federal agents raided a Miami Gardens home this week and found a machine gun-making factory, along with homemade, automatic weapons and devices used to switch semiautomatic weapons to fully-automatic firearms, according to a criminal complaint.

— David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 14 Aug. 2026
It was raided in 2003 amid an investigation by police regarding the late musician’s relationship with a minor and molestation allegations.

— Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of raid

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Residents of a Newark, New Jersey, apartment complex got a startling wakeup call Sunday morning when police in tactical gear, responding to reports of multiple people shot, stormed their building.

— Andrew Ramos, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026
Eventually, Daemon uses Caraxes to burn down the entrance so that the Blacks can storm the town in search of Ormund and his Rhaenyra’s latest rival, Daeron (Benjamin Evan Ainsworth).

— Jennifer Maas, Variety, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of storm

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As the driver continued, Boyd reportedly pulled out a gun from his waistband and fired five rounds at the truck, including one that struck the tow truck.

— Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 14 Aug. 2026
Prosecutors argued that the building caught on fire, triggering a massive explosion and propelling canisters in the air, one of which fatally struck Salter in the head.

— DeJanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026

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