as in to dedicate
to keep or intend for a special purpose
I have set by the earnings from my weekend job to use as vacation money
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Recent Examples of set by
It’s decked out like a Broadway dream — with sumptuous Art Deco sets by Scott Pask and gorgeous ‘30s costumes by Gregg Barnes — but there’s a very contemporary heart at its center.
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Chad Jones, The Mercury News, 11 Jan. 2025
BlackRock’s decision coincided with news that global temperatures crept above a key threshold set by governments and climate scientists.
—Andrew Ross Sorkin, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
Even the winter snow blanketing the grounds didn't interfere with Jan. 6, the day set by law to certify the vote.
—Lisa Mascaro, Mary Clare Jalonick, TIME, 6 Jan. 2025
Glaser’s 10 minutes onstage to start the evening ran smoothly, clearing the exceptionally low bar set by last year’s emcee, Jo Koy.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2025
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Chad Jones, The Mercury News, 11 Jan. 2025
BlackRock’s decision coincided with news that global temperatures crept above a key threshold set by governments and climate scientists.
—Andrew Ross Sorkin, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
Even the winter snow blanketing the grounds didn't interfere with Jan. 6, the day set by law to certify the vote.
—Lisa Mascaro, Mary Clare Jalonick, TIME, 6 Jan. 2025
Glaser’s 10 minutes onstage to start the evening ran smoothly, clearing the exceptionally low bar set by last year’s emcee, Jo Koy.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2025
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Homeless advocates, in fact, debate whether the organizations that dedicate money, resources and volunteers to bring food and such may be doing more harm than good.Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 13 Jan. 2025
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The village dedicated a new police station as part of the Public Safety Campus in 2018.Linda Girardi, Chicago Tribune, 13 Jan. 2025
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Hoppus has survived a terrifying health ordeal, and is ready to devote himself full-time to music.Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 12 Jan. 2025
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Science — to which Mann is supposed to be devoted — inevitably involves disagreement.The Editors, National Review, 10 Jan. 2025
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The program allows for state income tax exemption for five years, offering investors in big projects to save up to hundreds of thousands of dollars a year per project in property tax savings.Alexandra Berzon, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025
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Follow Chinese tradition and save some leftovers for the following day as a symbol of bringing surplus into the new year.Megan Zhang, Saveur, 16 Jan. 2025
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