set (oneself) up as (something)
phrasal verb
set (oneself) up as (something); setting (oneself) up as (something); sets (oneself) up as (something)
1
: to try to make people believe that one is (something)
He sets himself up as a defender of the people, but he's really only interested in getting more power.
2
: to start one's own business
She set herself up as a wedding planner.
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The Geraldine Johnson School, which was set up as a temporary shelter, was closed for the day.
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Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 13 June 2024
As a result, many stayed in their houses and drowned or wound up in New Orleans’s Superdome, which had been set up as a shelter.
—Michael Oppenheimer, Foreign Affairs, 13 Oct. 2020
Variety reports that it is being set up as a new franchise and A-list actors have reached out about the project.
—Annabel Gutterman, TIME, 24 May 2024
The first session, which will be set up as an open house, will take place from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday at the County Operations Center, 5520 Overland Ave.
—Emily Alvarenga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 May 2024
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Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 13 June 2024
As a result, many stayed in their houses and drowned or wound up in New Orleans’s Superdome, which had been set up as a shelter.
—Michael Oppenheimer, Foreign Affairs, 13 Oct. 2020
Variety reports that it is being set up as a new franchise and A-list actors have reached out about the project.
—Annabel Gutterman, TIME, 24 May 2024
The first session, which will be set up as an open house, will take place from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday at the County Operations Center, 5520 Overland Ave.
—Emily Alvarenga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 May 2024
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“Set (oneself) up as (something).” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/set%20%28oneself%29%20up%20as%20%28something%29. Accessed 30 Jun. 2024.
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