SETTING BY Synonyms: 26 Similar and Opposite Words

setting by

verb

present participle of set by

as in dedicating

to keep or intend for a special purpose I have set by the earnings from my weekend job to use as vacation money

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Podcast audiences are exceptionally engaged, dedicating about seven hours weekly, and exhibit high trust in hosts—far surpassing other influencers.

— Chelsea Tobin, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Flexible payload options Instead of dedicating Thunder to a single role, Anduril built the aircraft around interchangeable payload bays.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 20 July 2026

Definition of dedicating

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The committee’s recommendations also included devoting approximately 67% of the bond money toward maintenance, with the rest going toward student programs and technology improvements.

— Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 July 2026
Netflix’s take differentiates itself by devoting its entire first season to the earlier period.

— Judy Berman, Time, 9 July 2026

Definition of devoting

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But after seven months of testing the technology, many of Lafayette’s officers found the tool was wasting time, not saving it, emails obtained by Forbes show.

— Danielle Chemtob, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Few contemporary filmmakers have been as vocal about saving the movies as Christopher Nolan.

— Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 22 July 2026

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