as in dedicates
to keep or intend for a special purpose
I have set by the earnings from my weekend job to use as vacation money
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Recent Examples of sets by
Next, the festival heads to Chicago’s Aragon Ballroom on May 23 with additional sets by Cloakroom, Lovesliescrushing, and Sunshy.
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Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 29 Sep. 2025
No Moss, a multi-city rock & roll tour sponsored by ~Pourri and iHeartRadio, also featured a pair of opening sets by Mary in the Junkyard and Hana Vu.
—Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2025
Some 35,000 people were expected to fill Huntington Bank Stadium at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis for a nearly 12-hour marathon of 18 musicians, culminating in headlining sets by Bob Dylan, Neil Young and Farm Aid organizer Willie Nelson.
—Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 21 Sep. 2025
The creative team includes movement by Steven Hoggett, sets by Christine Jones, costumes by Katrina Lindsay, music and arrangements by Imogen Heap, lighting by Neil Austin, sound by Gareth Fry, and illusions and magic by Jamie Harrison.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 28 Aug. 2025
Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 29 Sep. 2025
No Moss, a multi-city rock & roll tour sponsored by ~Pourri and iHeartRadio, also featured a pair of opening sets by Mary in the Junkyard and Hana Vu.
—Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2025
Some 35,000 people were expected to fill Huntington Bank Stadium at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis for a nearly 12-hour marathon of 18 musicians, culminating in headlining sets by Bob Dylan, Neil Young and Farm Aid organizer Willie Nelson.
—Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 21 Sep. 2025
The creative team includes movement by Steven Hoggett, sets by Christine Jones, costumes by Katrina Lindsay, music and arrangements by Imogen Heap, lighting by Neil Austin, sound by Gareth Fry, and illusions and magic by Jamie Harrison.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 28 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sets by
Verb
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Each song is an experience, and one that an artist dedicates their lives to.—
James Dinh,
Billboard,
25 Sep. 2025
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In his spare time away from the stage, Davis dedicates his life to befriending and dialoguing with white supremacists and members of the KKK.—
Rafael Perez,
Oc Register,
17 Sep. 2025
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On Vie, Doja devotes an entire album to the pop and R&B sounds of the Hair Decade, an album full of pastels and neon and mega-cheese sax solos.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
26 Sep. 2025
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The current system devotes far more resources to responding to illness than to preventing it.—
Theresa McDonnell,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
Verb
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For users, this feature is free and saves time by eliminating the need to visit the merchant's website.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
30 Sep. 2025
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Suarez will finish as the NL saves leader with 40.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Sep. 2025
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