Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for setting back
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The Hungarian government has recently accused Kyiv of deliberately holding back Russian oil deliveries through the pipeline, which crosses Ukraine's territory.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
5 Mar. 2026 -
The Hungarian government has recently accused Kyiv of deliberately holding back Russian oil deliveries through the pipeline, which crosses Ukraine’s territory.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 Mar. 2026
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The company said growing demand for power, supply chain and other issues holding up new power sources and plant outages contributed to the need to keep Comanche 2 open longer than planned.—
Judith Kohler,
Denver Post,
10 Mar. 2026
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This storage rack fits onto most car roof racks, capable of holding up to six pairs of skis or four snowboards.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Mar. 2026
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The union is calling for an inflationary increase to wages effective July 1, while Cassellius has proposed delaying inflationary raises until January to save money.—
Rory Linnane,
jsonline.com,
6 Mar. 2026
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The inspector general accused the department of blocking long-standing access to internal DHS databases used for oversight work, restricting data related to border enforcement and TSA programs, and delaying access to classified intelligence systems.—
Nicole Sganga,
CBS News,
6 Mar. 2026
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The legislature should be slowing down, scrutinizing, and rejecting policies that raise costs, increase regulatory burdens, and expand litigation against employers.—
Chris Richardson,
Denver Post,
7 Mar. 2026
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Buildings associated with the 88-cleric panel have been hit by airstrikes, probably slowing any meeting of it.—
Jon Gambrell,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2026
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And moviegoers turned out to indies from Rosemead to The Chronology of Water, All That’s Left Of You and more, new and holding over, limited, wide and top ten.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
11 Jan. 2026
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MicroStrategy remains the leader among corporate crypto treasuries, holding over 638,000 bitcoins valued at an astonishing $71 billion.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Rocklin police assisted the Nevada County Sheriff’s Office by detaining him in a movie theater parking lot.—
Nicole Buss,
Sacbee.com,
6 Mar. 2026
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The policy also prohibits officers from detaining someone with an administrative warrant at a place of worship, hospital or school unless exigent circumstances require immediate intervention to protect public safety.—
Austin Sanders,
Austin American Statesman,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Setting back.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/setting%20back. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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