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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Smile producer Temple Hill Entertainment is partnering with Protagonist Pictures on The Rule of Three, which is being set up as the first installment in a new horror trilogy adapted from thriller author Sam Ripley’s novel of the same name.
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Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 29 Apr. 2025
Following Trump's lead, his administration has carried out a dramatic purge of what Congress had set up as independent agencies, firing tens of thousands of employees, even those with civil service protections.
—Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 29 Apr. 2025
The official said it's currently set up as a one-way line.
—Eleanor Watson, CBS News, 25 Apr. 2025
They were offered rides to the The Donald L. Tucker Civic Center, which was set up as a family reunification center.
—Ana Ceballos, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2025
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Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 29 Apr. 2025
Following Trump's lead, his administration has carried out a dramatic purge of what Congress had set up as independent agencies, firing tens of thousands of employees, even those with civil service protections.
—Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 29 Apr. 2025
The official said it's currently set up as a one-way line.
—Eleanor Watson, CBS News, 25 Apr. 2025
They were offered rides to the The Donald L. Tucker Civic Center, which was set up as a family reunification center.
—Ana Ceballos, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 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 5 May. 2025.
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