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as in layouts
the way in which something is sized, arranged, or organized
the textbook's setup calls for a list of questions at the end of each chapter
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as in sequences
the way objects in space or events in time are arranged or follow one another
changed the setup of the living room furniture several times before being satisfied
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Recent Examples of setups
Conventional relay-lens setups often degrade beam quality or require precise positioning.
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Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 11 Mar. 2026
As well as choosing a telescope, these setups typically involve an equatorial mount, guiding systems, filters and specialist software.
—Jamie Carter, Space.com, 10 Mar. 2026
Though the Regent is a few hundred yards from the beach, beach butler service is complimentary with your stay, which includes chair and umbrella setups and food and beverage service … other than alcoholic drinks, which aren’t allowed on Santa Monica’s public beaches.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Mar. 2026
Businesses often find unknown security issues and share setups or app connections.
—Malana Vantyler
march 6, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2026
The rise in crude oil prices has fueled a sharp runup in energy stocks, but a few bellwethers are showing signs of upside exhaustion that warrant patience for investors looking to take advantage of their bullish longer-term technical setups.
—Katie Stockton, CNBC, 2 Mar. 2026
Its platform works across multiple cloud providers, including AWS, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure, and is designed so that customers don’t have to re-architect their existing cloud setups to use it.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 26 Feb. 2026
The Boss shows have been highly anticipated at Milan Fashion Week, also thanks to the buzzy setups, from the fall 2023 sci-fi office space filled with cubicles and the humanoid robot Sophia to the idyllic, soothing garden mounted inside the courtyard of the Palazzo del Senato for spring 2025.
—Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 25 Feb. 2026
The coworking space will feature a variety of desks and work setups, private conference rooms, quiet zones and a kitchen.
—Jc Reindl, Freep.com, 24 Feb. 2026
Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 11 Mar. 2026
As well as choosing a telescope, these setups typically involve an equatorial mount, guiding systems, filters and specialist software.
—Jamie Carter, Space.com, 10 Mar. 2026
Though the Regent is a few hundred yards from the beach, beach butler service is complimentary with your stay, which includes chair and umbrella setups and food and beverage service … other than alcoholic drinks, which aren’t allowed on Santa Monica’s public beaches.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Mar. 2026
Businesses often find unknown security issues and share setups or app connections.
—Malana Vantyler
march 6, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2026
The rise in crude oil prices has fueled a sharp runup in energy stocks, but a few bellwethers are showing signs of upside exhaustion that warrant patience for investors looking to take advantage of their bullish longer-term technical setups.
—Katie Stockton, CNBC, 2 Mar. 2026
Its platform works across multiple cloud providers, including AWS, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure, and is designed so that customers don’t have to re-architect their existing cloud setups to use it.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 26 Feb. 2026
The Boss shows have been highly anticipated at Milan Fashion Week, also thanks to the buzzy setups, from the fall 2023 sci-fi office space filled with cubicles and the humanoid robot Sophia to the idyllic, soothing garden mounted inside the courtyard of the Palazzo del Senato for spring 2025.
—Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 25 Feb. 2026
The coworking space will feature a variety of desks and work setups, private conference rooms, quiet zones and a kitchen.
—Jc Reindl, Freep.com, 24 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for setups
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Drees Custom Homes has introduced new modern townhomes featuring 20-foot ceilings and open-concept layouts, priced from the $400s.—
Mosaic
Mar. 8,
Dallas Morning News,
8 Mar. 2026
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Rely on Rugs Rugs play an important role in the function and look of conversation-friendly room layouts.—
Kristina McGuirk,
Better Homes & Gardens,
4 Mar. 2026
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Fragment-sequences in time swept toward a place before history, before chronology, where everything that ever-happened fades, where past present and future exist all at once in the sea of African time.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Mar. 2026
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From thunderous victory to shattering downfall, this play delivers sweeping action sequences, political intrigue, and a theatrical experience that hits with the force of a battle drum.—
Cincinnati Enquirer,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
7 Mar. 2026
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Amid the Dolphins’ coaching change from Mike McDaniel to Jeff Hafley and defensive coordinator change from Anthony Weaver to Sean Duggan, the defense figures to see new defensive front formations.—
David Furones,
Sun Sentinel,
11 Mar. 2026
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Bullish formations Zooming out to the three-year chart on a log scale shows just how effectively InterDigital has leveraged similar bullish formations in the past.—
Frank Cappelleri,
CNBC,
11 Mar. 2026
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In those arrangements, the emotional and administrative burden remains on the client’s shoulders.—
Malana VanTyler,
USA Today,
9 Mar. 2026
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Organizers have yet to outline departure arrangements for the players, who traveled to Australia only days before the US-Israeli war against Iran erupted.—
Swati Pandey,
Bloomberg,
8 Mar. 2026
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The first celebrity guest episode already produced the kind of personal disclosures that traditional interview formats almost never capture.—
Ryan Brennan,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Mar. 2026
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The unscripted business has been holding out hope that under Wiseman and Holland, Paramount+ will become another major buyer of reality formats and series to rival the likes of Netflix and the broadcast networks.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Setups.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/setups. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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