SETS OUT Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

sets out

verb

present tense third-person singular of set out

as in describes

to give a representation or account of in words 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 And the proclamation sets out the guideposts for how these federal agencies are to manage those lands. — Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 16 July 2026 From creators Liz Heldens and Matt Ward, the as-yet-untitled series follows Heidi (Banks), who is fresh off a messy divorce and sets out to secure a lively second act for herself and her kids. — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 16 July 2026 In the mid-19th century, a family of Dutch-Afrikaans homesteaders sets out to cross the inhospitable terrain of the Kalahari Desert along with their backer, a boorish Brit whose avarice and bigotry loom large over the journey. — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 15 July 2026 As Aang sets out to rescue his majestic sky bison Appa and his Team Avatar friends, he’s joined by a surprise ally as Zuko’s uncle Iroh learns his nephew is trapped underground too. — Skyler Trepel, PEOPLE, 26 June 2026 Then, one weekend about three years ago, Meledandri called with an idea — a Minion who sets out to make a monster movie. — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 20 June 2026 The story opens in the 1960s, during a long communication gap, as a group of MIT graduate students sets out to solve a proof that stumped the greatest minds of the previous generation (including Albert Einstein). — Alexandra Oliva, The Atlantic, 12 June 2026 Oppressed by his new friends’ good cheer, Sam sets out to ignore them until a brush with the paranormal forces his hand. — Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 31 May 2026 The first is a story about the dream of a city that sets out to erect a single building as high as the heavens. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 30 May 2026

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Menelaus describes how the men, stacked on top of each other amid stiflingly hot conditions, also had to urinate and defecate on one another.

— David Mack, CNN Money, 18 July 2026
In the interview, Artem describes the planning and execution of the assault, while the accompanying video features footage of the operation.

— Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

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Like Blair, Zhang often depicts pets within a cameo frame as a gesture of old-fashioned memorializing.

— Felicia Feaster, USA Today, 17 July 2026
Though the mural, which depicts a man in a headdress holding a spear, had been removed for conservation in 2004, the team relied on advanced imaging techniques to reconstruct both the work and its surrounding architecture.

— Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 17 July 2026