as in beginning
to come into existence
a cold spell set in sometime last week
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Recent Examples of setting in
This annular solar eclipse has a long and broad path, rising southwest of Easter Island (Rapa Nui) in the south Pacific Ocean and setting in the Gulf of Guinea, West Africa.
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Jamie Carter, Space.com, 10 June 2026
And while New York has long been seen as more main character than setting in many movies and series, Los Angeles has, historically, leveraged its shape-shifter abilities.
—Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2026
Confronted with the limits of telling stories alone, he is drawn toward a calling that requires more than words — setting in motion the events that lead to the creation of Convoy of Hope.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 29 Apr. 2026
The warnings also underscore the early arrival of winter weather, signaling that colder, stormier conditions are setting in across much of the region.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
That alignment puts Saturn closest to Earth and keeps it visible all night, rising in the east around sunset and setting in the west around sunrise.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Jamie Carter, Space.com, 10 June 2026
And while New York has long been seen as more main character than setting in many movies and series, Los Angeles has, historically, leveraged its shape-shifter abilities.
—Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2026
Confronted with the limits of telling stories alone, he is drawn toward a calling that requires more than words — setting in motion the events that lead to the creation of Convoy of Hope.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 29 Apr. 2026
The warnings also underscore the early arrival of winter weather, signaling that colder, stormier conditions are setting in across much of the region.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
That alignment puts Saturn closest to Earth and keeps it visible all night, rising in the east around sunset and setting in the west around sunrise.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for setting in
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Rawlins says residents are beginning to understand just how important these mitigation efforts are.—
Alan Gionet,
CBS News,
21 June 2026
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Humphrey said his older son, Sean Humphrey, struggled with opioid addiction beginning in his early teenage years.—
Madeline Mitchell,
USA Today,
20 June 2026
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Though both teams are coming off wins, each tweaked its starting 11 from those openers, with Mexico changing three starters.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
19 June 2026
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Meanwhile, police cut off traffic going east on Olympic Boulevard starting at Ardmore Avenue.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
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The latter of those two strikeouts was followed by audible boos originating from the stands behind the Braves dugout.—
Tyler Estep,
AJC.com,
19 June 2026
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The auto-pay benefit will apply broadly to borrowers in repayment with federal loans originating after July 1, 2012.—
Alison Durkee,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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Palliative care, which provides medical and emotional support to patients at the end of their lives, is a relatively new concept, arising only in the 1960s.—
Sophie Neiman,
NPR,
20 June 2026
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Lynn Florian, 8th Ward, who cast the lone vote against the budget, were worried about potentially unforeseen expenses arising from current economic conditions while Ald.—
Steve Sadin,
Chicago Tribune,
16 June 2026
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The genial ginger singer-songwriter returned to North America June 13 with a run commencing at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
14 June 2026
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The 79th annual Cannes Film Festival is around the corner, commencing May 13 with the opening ceremony at the Palais des Festivals in the south of France.—
Jaden Thompson,
Footwear News,
12 May 2026
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The 63-year-old Scary Movie 6 actress revealed that she was recently diagnosed with breast cancer, while appearing on the Wednesday, June 10 episode of Chelsea Handler’s Dear Chelsea podcast.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
16 June 2026
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After appearing in numerous TV anthology drama series in the 1950s, Smithers segued to regular series work in the ’60s, most notably a nine-month run as the character David Schuster in the nighttime soap Peyton Place in 1965-66.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
16 June 2026
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