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in his inaugural address, the president set out his vision for the nation over the next four years
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Recent Examples of sets out
The bank expects the PBOC to cut the seven-day reverse repo rate and loan prime rate by 10-basis points in the fourth quarter, along with a a 50-basis-point reduction in the reserve requirement ratio, which sets out how much cash banks must hold in reserve.
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Anniek Bao, CNBC, 22 Sep. 2025
The movie follows a mercurial woman (Blanchett) with a strange and piercing gift – the ability to see what others most intimately need, often at great personal cost – who sets out on a journey home.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 22 Sep. 2025
Skintimate Fragrance Free 2-in-1 Shave Oil + Moisturizer sets out to repair the relationship, leaving synthetic dyes and fragrances out of this supremely gentle formula.
—Sophia Panych, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
The report sets out 25 adaptable policy strategies to tackle hiring, leadership, authorship, accountability, and representation for Black creators.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
The work, led by USF postdoctoral researcher Yu Zeng and integrative biology professor Stephen Deban, sets out a unifying model for how these distant animals achieve their lightning-fast strikes.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2025
Lidia sets out to seek the truth behind the myth.
—Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 2 Sep. 2025
Our correspondent in Rome sets out for the Italian forest with an organization that takes small groups to try to see wolves in the wild.
—Greg Dixon, NPR, 1 Sep. 2025
Ellie then sets out on a revenge mission to Seattle with her girlfriend, Dina (Isabela Merced).
—EW.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Anniek Bao, CNBC, 22 Sep. 2025
The movie follows a mercurial woman (Blanchett) with a strange and piercing gift – the ability to see what others most intimately need, often at great personal cost – who sets out on a journey home.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 22 Sep. 2025
Skintimate Fragrance Free 2-in-1 Shave Oil + Moisturizer sets out to repair the relationship, leaving synthetic dyes and fragrances out of this supremely gentle formula.
—Sophia Panych, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
The report sets out 25 adaptable policy strategies to tackle hiring, leadership, authorship, accountability, and representation for Black creators.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
The work, led by USF postdoctoral researcher Yu Zeng and integrative biology professor Stephen Deban, sets out a unifying model for how these distant animals achieve their lightning-fast strikes.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2025
Lidia sets out to seek the truth behind the myth.
—Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 2 Sep. 2025
Our correspondent in Rome sets out for the Italian forest with an organization that takes small groups to try to see wolves in the wild.
—Greg Dixon, NPR, 1 Sep. 2025
Ellie then sets out on a revenge mission to Seattle with her girlfriend, Dina (Isabela Merced).
—EW.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sets out
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The exciting potential of the new technology, which is called a centrifugal nuclear thermal rocket (CNTR), can be neatly summed up by its specific impulse, which describes how efficient a rocket is at generating thrust.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
24 Sep. 2025
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Generally, Antifa describes those in opposition to fascism and far-right neo-Nazi ideologies, who find their roots in the 20th-century resistance movement to fascism in Europe.—
Rebecca Schneid,
Time,
23 Sep. 2025
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The tool, which depicts air pollution plumes and their sources, is the work of a nonprofit coalition of scientists, universities and nongovernmental groups called Climate TRACE.—
Andrew Freedman,
CNN Money,
24 Sep. 2025
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The poster depicts a cartoon skeleton on a phone.—
Piet Levy,
jsonline.com,
24 Sep. 2025
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In This Way Up, Khuyagaa portrays Mongolian contortionists, symbols of both strength and elegance.—
Caterina De Biasio,
Vogue,
24 Sep. 2025
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The In Cold Light star, who made history as the first male deaf actor to win an Oscar for his supporting role in CODA, portrays Joe Mancuso, the head of the criminal underworld.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
21 Sep. 2025
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“Sets out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sets%20out. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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