set in motion

verb

Definition of set in motionnext
as in to stir (up)

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  1. provoke
  2. pick
  3. incite
Verb
  • For family offices, there’s a parallel to be drawn: surveys and polls can provoke different emotions depending on how they’re framed and presented.
    Francois Botha, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
  • That decision would provoke in turn Russian countermeasures, perhaps nuclear.
    Shane Croucher, Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of provoke
Verb
  • Ramirez rarely used the same weapon and picked his victims seemingly at random, even choosing to leave some of them alive.
    Emily Blackwood, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
  • New York is currently slotted to pick second as the other team with only two wins this season.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of pick
Verb
  • With the widespread medical advice advocating protective measures against UV radiation to ward against this, the view incited considerable backlash.
    Henry Flynn, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
  • The Algerian boxer incited mass controversy by competing as a woman in the Paris Olympics despite allegedly being born with the XY chromosomes, which are associated with males.
    Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of incite
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Thesaurus Entries Near set in motion

set in

set in motion

setoff

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“Set in motion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/set%20in%20motion. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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