sets back

present tense third-person singular of set back

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  • Sickle cell disease keeps Alessia inside, homeschooled by Rodriguez when she isn't being treated by her familiar team of doctors and nurses at Stony Brook Hospital on Long Island.
    Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 27 Jan. 2025
  • Often, a bit of adjusting keeps the family budget balanced but sometimes those worries can spiral out of control, resulting in lifelong emotional and material consequences, from guilt and shame to insurmountable debt.
    Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 27 Jan. 2025
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“Sets back.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sets%20back. Accessed 2 May. 2025.

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