setting out

present participle of set out

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of setting out The fastest way to a stressful hosting experience is by micro-managing and trying to do everything yourself, from setting out food and drink to cleaning up to fluttering around to ensure nothing is going wrong. Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 18 Oct. 2025 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
  • Unicredit beats watch now Italian bank Unicredit also posted quarterly earnings above expectations on Wednesday, describing the three months to the end of September as a record quarter.
    Chloe Taylor,Tasmin Lockwood,Katrina Bishop,Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2025
  • After walking through the results of the study and describing the peril that cancer poses, Mokdad suggested to the officials that Lebanon could improve its health screening, ban smoking in public spaces and launch a set of aggressive anti-tobacco ads.
    Ari Daniel, NPR, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • There is no alternative to it, not in the world Pasolini is depicting.
    David Wingrave, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Tours range from two to four hours, with highlights including the New York Streets backlot, which has façades depicting a multitude of NYC neighborhoods, and the Prop Warehouse, which showcases recognizable props such as the bench from Forrest Gump and a Star Trek portal.
    Sophie-Claire Hoeller, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Actor Wilson Cruz cited Rebel Without a Cause as a massive influence on his life and career as a gay man portraying a gay character.
    Skyler Trepel, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Star Kenzi Richardson spoke with Parents about her adventures portraying a teen vampire and making her dreams come true on Disney Channel.
    Allison McClain Merrill, Parents, 27 Oct. 2025

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“Setting out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/setting%20out. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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