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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Recent Examples of setting by What example would the FIGC be setting by hiring a new coach who is a global ambassador for a legal betting site, but a betting site all the same? — James Horncastle, New York Times, 28 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for setting by
  1. dedicating
  2. devoting
  3. saving
Verb
  • The Chicago archdiocese recognized Rubey's work this year by dedicating in his honor a memorial to the lives lost to suicide and their surviving families.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 10 Oct. 2026
  • The Chicago archdiocese recognized Rubey’s work this year by dedicating in his honor a memorial to the lives lost to suicide and their surviving families.
    — Luis Andres Henao, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of dedicating
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  • The series tries to link all these women together into a tapestry of feminist frustration by devoting a few minutes at the beginning of each episode to an unnamed narrator telling different tales of misunderstood women throughout history.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2026
  • It’s been long rumored that Bundchen filed for the D word because she was fed up with Brady devoting himself to his career.
    — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of devoting
Verb
  • Best Buy is currently selling the model for $28 cheaper than Amazon during their Prime Big Deal Days event with a total saving up to $428.
    — Harry Bennett, Space.com, 7 Oct. 2026
  • But what started as a cost-saving measure is now costing organizations their customers.
    — Malte Kosub, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of saving

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“Setting by.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/setting%20by. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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