SETTING UP Synonyms: 249 Similar and Opposite Words

setting up

verb

present participle of set up

as in putting

to arrange something in a certain spot or position set up tables in the living room for the party

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as in founding

to be responsible for the creation and early operation or use of set up a scholarship fund for deserving students from the inner city

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as in erecting

to fix in an upright position set up a post from which to hang the sign

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as in building

to form by putting together parts or materials set up the prefabricated shed by following the instructions

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as in healing

to restore to a healthy condition don't worry, the doctor will set you up in no time

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Recent Examples of setting up But don’t sleep on the Bears basically gifting Washington 13 yards to McLaurin on the sidelines to stop the clock with two seconds remaining, setting up all the drama. — Barry Svrluga, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026 Spitzer is considering future e-bike buyback events but with some tweaks, including setting up multiple processing lines to move people through faster and limiting the buyback to Orange County residents or those with a connection to the county. — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026 Welcomed by Herky the Hornet, the cheer team and the campus community, the students and their families checked in before unloading their belongings and setting up their new rooms. — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 27 Aug. 2026 That, plus a false start on 3rd-and-1, killed what was setting up to be another scoring drive for SHS. — Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2026 If elected, Henderson said his priority would be stabilizing the district’s finances and setting up standing committees — a model that several of his opponents have also supported. — Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026 High pressure will build in Sunday, clearing the clouds and setting up a quiet start to next week. — Chris Shaffer, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026 Individual apparatus leads include Patrick Hoopes on pommel horse, Asher Cohen on still rings, Yul Moldauer on parallel bars, Cooper Kim on high bar, and Kameron Nelson on vault, setting up an exciting final day. — Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026 That period firmly cemented their relationship—one that would encourage Hattie to pursue her dream of setting up her own tailoring business. — Jessica Salter, Vogue, 6 Aug. 2026

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Ultimately, Jenkins capped the drive with a 4-yard keeper, putting UCF ahead 34-27 with 33 seconds remaining in the third quarter.

— Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2026
The incident Sunday involved the top fashion executive forcibly restraining two employees of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals and putting his hands over their mouths at the runway show for Cos, a brand owned by H&M.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2026

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During a Sunday appearance on CNN, Johnson rebuffed the idea that lawmakers should rush into an emergency session to consider erecting industry guardrails.

— Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2026
Ontario Premier Doug Ford responded by erecting a 24-by-12-foot bilingual sign in Grimsby, Ontario on Saturday with the Canadian name for the lake.

— Zachary Folk, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026

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High-end automakers have been building luxury condos across Miami-Dade for the last decade.

— Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2026
That’s why many manufacturing enterprises, despite having the resources to invest, are still running disconnected projects instead of building an AI strategy that creates lasting value across the organization.

— Nishkam Batta, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of building

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Kris, Kourtney, Kim, Khloé, Kendall, and Kylie balance empire-building with something far more personal, from unexpected sparks and new relationships, to healing old wounds and embracing independence.

— Denise Petski, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2026
Unselfed love reverses the world’s sway that would turn us away from the always-available guiding, loving, and healing messages of the eternal Christ that lead us to do good deeds to benefit humanity, individually or collectively.

— The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of healing

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Coach Saban focused his testimony on the importance of establishing a consistent national framework to end the current era of differing waivers and local rulings that has created uncertainty throughout college athletics.

— The Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2026
But Doha had succeeded in establishing itself as an indispensable player in the region’s politics.

— Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of establishing

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For now, at least, the burden of care continues to fall on the sandwich generation -- middle-aged adults who are raising children and supporting aging parents at the same time.

— HUIYEE CHIEW AND LYRIC LI THE WASHINGTON POST, Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2026
Fundraising for Hunger Busters continued Despite the lack of food deliveries, Phillips kept raising money for Hunger Busters.

— Kelsy Mittauer, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026

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