sets (against)

present tense third-person singular of set (against)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for sets (against)
Verb
  • Investigative reporting is bad enough; often what really infuriates him is jokes.
    David Remnick, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Elsewhere, the photo of Cartman is a reference to his reaction of Clyde’s incendiary new podcast that has a right wing theme that infuriates the perpetual instigator.
    Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Writer-director Andrew DeYoung’s Friendship, which cast him as a lonely guy who befriends, alienates, then becomes fixated on a cool neighbor (Paul Rudd), has some great moments but falters midway through due to a predictable plot.
    Judy Berman, Time, 9 Oct. 2025
  • However, this same process often alienates the underbanked.
    Akhil Gupta, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The funniest part to me is that amid this violence — as someone is literally trying to kill him — the thing that enrages Beom-mo the most is when his wife’s top starts to slip down.
    Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 10 Oct. 2025
  • And whether the Carolina Panthers are just stuck in an endless loop of embarrassment, one that alternately humiliates and enrages their fans.
    Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • And nothing angers the Survivor gods more than reality TV hubris.
    Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Kirk assassination angers and unsettles leaders, residents The assassination of Kirk, which happened in front of hundreds of people and was captured on video and widely circulated on social media, has in particular rattled the nation and drawn condemnation from across the political spectrum.
    Mark Vancleave, Twin Cities, 13 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Money could be at the heart of the power struggle when Mars aggravates Pluto.
    USA TODAY, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025
  • The minuscule particles can lead to breathing problems like bronchitis and cause inflammation that aggravates diabetes, heart disease and other health conditions.
    Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 5 Aug. 2025
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“Sets (against).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sets%20%28against%29. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.

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