set up as (something)
phrasal verb
set up as (something); setting up as (something); sets up as (something)
: to start one's own business
She set up as a wedding planner.
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Based on the composition of the current roster, Powell would set up as the logical choice starting choice here, but that also would complicate matters with Tyler Herro, an incumbent at the position who is coming off an All-Star season.
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Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2025
The speed with one SSD installed is 20Gbps, but with two SSDs set up as a RAID, the speed climbs to a theoretical maximum of 40Gbps.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Both teams are in the NL playoff shuffle, and each side has big names set up as probable starters.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 25 July 2025
Based on the current composition of the Heat roster, Highsmith does not necessarily set up as a rotation component, figuring to be slotted in behind teammates such as Bam Adebayo, Tyler Herro, Norman Powell, Kel’el Ware, Andrew Wiggins, Davion Mitchell and Nikola Jovic.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 8 Aug. 2025
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Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2025
The speed with one SSD installed is 20Gbps, but with two SSDs set up as a RAID, the speed climbs to a theoretical maximum of 40Gbps.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Both teams are in the NL playoff shuffle, and each side has big names set up as probable starters.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 25 July 2025
Based on the current composition of the Heat roster, Highsmith does not necessarily set up as a rotation component, figuring to be slotted in behind teammates such as Bam Adebayo, Tyler Herro, Norman Powell, Kel’el Ware, Andrew Wiggins, Davion Mitchell and Nikola Jovic.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 8 Aug. 2025
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“Set up as (something).” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/set%20up%20as%20%28something%29. Accessed 4 Sep. 2025.
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