setting upon

phrase

present participle of set upon
as in attacking
to take sudden, violent action against The armies set upon each other in one of the fiercest battles of the war.

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for setting upon
  1. flying at
  2. going at
  3. pitching into
Phrase
  • In the initial report, the Delta pilot added that the plane was flying at 200 feet in its descent.
    — Diego Mendoza, CNN Money, 5 July 2026
  • Advances in engineering and flying at high altitudes can mitigate noise and avoid the rattling blast of a sonic boom.
    — Editorial Board, Washington Post, 1 July 2026
Definition of flying at
Phrase
  • That said, this finding isn’t completely surprising, Bettinger admits, as LEO has a smaller spatial volume with more objects going at higher velocities than in MEO.
    — Sarah Wells, IEEE Spectrum, 1 July 2023
Definition of going at
Phrase
  • Aroldis Chapman set the major league record for relief strikeouts after rookie Jake Bennett yielded five hits while pitching into the eighth inning for the Boston Red Sox in a 5-2 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Friday night.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 July 2026
  • Peterson, though, shook it off and displayed focus and professionalism, allowing only one more run while pitching into the sixth inning of an 8-2 victory.
    — Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 28 June 2026
Definition of pitching into
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“Setting upon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/setting%20upon. Accessed 10 Jul. 2026.

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