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 The timetable sets out when 3M must fund the settlement, but does not specify when individual claimants will receive their money. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 6 Nov. 2026 Decades after Eliza sets out to save her children, archivist Gaynor Baymont, who is haunted by a tragic incident from her childhood, discovers a 200-year-old letter that might finally unlock the truth about her past. — Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 2 Nov. 2026 Based on real-life events, Paz plays Luz who sets out to kill a serial rapist on the loose in a bid to keep her 14-year old daughter and other young factory workers safe. — Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 19 Oct. 2026 The film, which debuted at Cannes, follows Sakol, who, after hearing a prophecy that his elderly mother may die soon, sets out on a one-day pilgrimage to nine temples as a remedy. — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 18 Oct. 2026 Banned Not banned In this novel, a young Englishman ignores his father’s warnings and sets out to sea. — Alexandra Tirado Oropeza, Washington Post, 5 Oct. 2026 From there, the ship sets out for another sea day before a port day in Casablanca, Morocco. — Megan Dubois, Southern Living, 29 Sep. 2026 Looking for a challenge, a Danish journalist sets out to chronicle 64 species of lepidoptera in her country over a single year. — Heller McAlpin, Christian Science Monitor, 19 Sep. 2026 The 2003 one centered on Wahlberg as Charlie Croker, a master thief who sets out on a revenge mission that involves rounding up his motley team to track down a cache of gold. — Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2026

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Berry, who died last month and never did buy a computer (or a smartphone), describes in the essay his writing process, which involved drafting a piece by hand and then having his wife transcribe it on a typewriter.

— August Lamm, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2026
Their calculations used a feature of the model called a universal scaling function, which describes how physical quantities with dimensions, such as length, change over cosmic time.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 8 Nov. 2026

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The film, set between the years 1945 and 1947, depicts a society struggling to recover from war, only to be reduced, once again, by the arrival of a kaiju (as giant monsters are known in Japanese, and to fans of the corresponding film genre).

— Matt Alt, New Yorker, 8 Nov. 2026
Another image depicts a nude girl in a room that appears to be part of a motel chain in the Philippines, federal investigators said.

— Max Foster, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2026

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Ben Rosenfield portrays Steve Korman, with Molly Ephraim also part of the ensemble cast.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 4 Nov. 2026
Dominic West portrays Doc McGhee, the band’s renowned music manager, while David Kross plays Andrej, the Scorpions’ imprisoned friend on the other side of the Berlin Wall.

— Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2026