setting out

present participle of set out

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of setting out GlaxoSmithKline chief Emma Walmsley will leave the job in December, almost a year before her notice period expires (though she’ll be paid the full period), and just weeks after setting out her strategic plan for the drugmaker in an interview with Semafor’s Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson. Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 30 Sep. 2025 What to know about hiking in extreme heat The past few months, several disappearances have occurred involving hikers setting out on multi-day excursions who are never seen again. Megan Forrester, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2025 When the pastel mini totes launched in April, Trader Joe’s stores began setting out announcement signs a few weeks beforehand, toward the end of March. Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Aug. 2025 And if Super Core is any indication, that’s exactly what Kroma is setting out to do. Gabby Shacknai, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025 Adding another title to Rupert Murdoch‘s media empire, The California Post is setting out to cover politics, local news, business, entertainment and sports in the nation’s most populous state, while drawing and building on the venerable New York paper’s national coverage. Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for setting out
Verb
  • Showrunner, Luke Matheny was on a similar wavelength when describing his thoughts about taking on the project.
    DeVonne Goode, Parents, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Although her music is bright and confident, what McRae is describing is an inner world shaped by darkness.
    Rachel Brodsky, Time, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Human runners, wearing 7-foot-tall foam costumes with goofy faces and colorful features depicting a Bratwurst, Polish, Italian, Hot Dog and Chorizo, race each other around home plate on the warning track.
    Don Riddell, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
  • São Bento train station, often regarded as one of the world’s most beautiful transit hubs, features walls adorned with thousands of blue-and-white tiles depicting historical scenes.
    AFAR Media, AFAR Media, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In 2010—back when the same Republican Party that now flags the dangers of food dyes and seed oils was portraying Let’s Move!
    Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2025
  • The White House has also continued to troll House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries with AI videos portraying Jeffries in a sombrero and fake mustache.
    Joey Garrison, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025

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“Setting out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/setting%20out. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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