set in

verb

Definition of set innext
as in to begin
to come into existence a cold spell set in sometime last week

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for set in
  1. begin
  2. start
  3. be
  4. originate
  5. arise
  6. appear
  7. commence
  8. form
Verb
  • The Heavy Responsibility of AI Use Institutional investors, regulators, and other stakeholders have begun paying more attention to how companies govern their AI strategies.
    Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2024
  • Sanchez began drinking as a teenager as a way of coping with severe social anxiety.
    Daniel Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 15 Dec. 2024
Definition of begin
Verb
  • Residents have been photographing lights in the sky since reports of drones started circulating in mid-November.
    George Petras, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Health experts started paying more attention to ME/CFS when millions of people developed long COVID.
    Katie Camero, SELF, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of start
Verb
  • Our vision is simply to be the most excellent Professional Publisher there is.
    Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
  • There is one memory of a reporting trip to Damascus that still haunts me.
    Ivan Watson, CNN, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of be
Verb
  • The flight originated out of Doha, the capital of Qatar.
    Rong-Gong Lin II, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Debuting on December 6, 1964 on NBC under the umbrella title of The General Electric Fantasy Hour, the special was based on the 1949 song by Johnny Marks (which originated as a poem of the same name in 1939 written by Marks’ brother-in-law, Robert L. May).
    Marc Berman, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of originate
Verb
  • Following the shootings, questions have arisen over whether female mass shooters are on the rise.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
  • This can pave the way for slower deliveries and fractured relationships when any form of inefficiency arises.
    Dmytro Spilka, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of arise
Verb
  • The photos appear to have been taken from a camera in a cab, which authorities believe the suspect boarded after the shooting and show him wearing a blue medical mask and a hooded jacket.
    John Bacon, USA TODAY, 9 Dec. 2024
  • Citing media reports, both countries appear to have pulled advisers and equipment out of the country, Ali said.
    Victoria Beaule, ABC News, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of appear
Verb
  • What's next: A 60-day public comment period on the report will commence Thursday.
    Ivana Saric, Axios, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Also, the index was staring directly at its former high point from late 2021, right before the 2022 bear market commenced.
    Frank Cappelleri, CNBC, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of commence
Verb
  • The idea is that Musk and Ramaswamy will work in concert with budget-cutters in the executive branch, and with the support of a congressional doge caucus that is already forming.
    Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2024
  • The radiant point— the area of the sky from which the meteors appear to originate — lies near the twin stars Castor and Pollux, which form the heads of the Gemini twins, according to Astronomy.com.
    Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of form
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set forth

set in

set in motion

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