SETTING IN Synonyms: 48 Similar and Opposite Words

setting in

verb

present participle of set in

as in beginning

to come into existence a cold spell set in sometime last week

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Recent Examples of setting in Now, with another Super El Niño setting in — this time likely to be the strongest on record — many are calibrating their expectations based on what happened then. — Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026 Both were designed with the Harrods setting in mind as the menu has to work for all customers. — Rachel Dube, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026 Starz touted the success of Force‘s third and final season as delivering record-setting in-season growth. — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 14 July 2026 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. — 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 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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for setting in

Verb

But Marcia was beginning to sound like Marcia on the page, Marcia in those essays that both excited and infuriated her readers.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2026
During the study session, City Clerk Sherri Gard recommended the group seek legal counsel before beginning a signature-gathering effort.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of beginning

Verb

Kevin Danso, who closed the season as his starting centre-back, and Cristian Romero have been replaced in the starting line-up by Jan Paul van Hecke, a classy but less physically dominant defender than the outgoers.

— Elias Burke, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
But just as at any school, the students are then split into many more subcultures, starting with those in the co-ops—student-run living and dining communities that essentially stand in for Greek life.

— Jesse Dougherty, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of starting

Verb

The award will recognize artistic excellence in Asian pop music performances originating from or widely recognized within Asian markets, including K-pop, J-pop and C-pop recordings that feature meaningful use of one or more Asian languages.

— ABC News, ABC News, 1 Sep. 2026
More than 365,000 people live in the city, with residents originating from more than 170 countries.

— David Nikel, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of originating

Verb

Meanwhile, there are questions arising in your partnerships that don’t have easy answers or solutions.

— Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Aug. 2026
The Manhattan Federal Court action filed by the British former socialite in December argued that new information arising in related lawsuits and the government’s trove of investigative files on Epstein proved her imprisonment was unlawful.

— Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of arising

Verb

The program picked four international applicants out of nearly 1,000 for a six-month fellowship commencing this month in London along with a cash prize of £10,000 ($13,480) each.

— Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 2 Sep. 2026
This week, London’s Serpentine Galleries announced the launch of a six-month fellowship program, commencing in September, that will award four artists working with artificial intelligence grants of £10,000.

— News Desk, Artforum, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of commencing

Verb

As a student approached the doors, several feet of floodwater could be seen building up on the other side, appearing on the verge of breaking through.

— Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2026
Throughout the 1990s, Dundee remained a fixture in Memphis wrestling while also appearing on national television for World Championship Wrestling.

— Jasmine Mendez Follow, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2026