set up in (something)

phrasal verb

set up in (something); setting up in (something); sets up in (something)

: to start one's own business

He set up in business after finishing college.

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Falcons quarterback Kirk Cousins set up in shotgun formation with three receivers to his right and tight end Kyle Pitts isolated to his left. —

Daniel Popper, The Athletic, 2 Dec. 2024 Chess, cornhole, and billiards are strategically set up in and around a cluster of communal tents by the Cookhouse and open to everyone. —

Jacqui Gifford, Travel + Leisure, 30 Nov. 2024 An amphibious warfare center has been set up in Norway in the latest move by a NATO member to beef up its operations on Russia's Arctic doorstep. —

Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Nov. 2024 That’s where the vendors are set up in a less-harrowing fashion. —

Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel, 22 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for set up in (something)

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“Set up in (something).” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/set%20up%20in%20%28something%29. Accessed 16 Dec. 2024.

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