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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The Fed was originally set up as an organization theoretically independent of politics and whatever party was in power.
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Erik Sherman, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
However, the registry had not been set up as of Wednesday.
—Armando Garcia, ABC News, 26 Feb. 2025
So far, they've been set up as a big antagonist, and the first trailer for Prime 4 confirmed our suspicions.
—Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 25 Feb. 2025
Subjects set up as snakes in the grass are given piteous endings.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 20 Feb. 2025
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Erik Sherman, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
However, the registry had not been set up as of Wednesday.
—Armando Garcia, ABC News, 26 Feb. 2025
So far, they've been set up as a big antagonist, and the first trailer for Prime 4 confirmed our suspicions.
—Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 25 Feb. 2025
Subjects set up as snakes in the grass are given piteous endings.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 20 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for set up as (something)
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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 6 Mar. 2025.
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