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as in to put
to arrange something in a certain spot or position
set up tables in the living room for the party
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as in to establish
to be responsible for the creation and early operation or use of
set up a scholarship fund for deserving students from the inner city
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as in to erect
to fix in an upright position
set up a post from which to hang the sign
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as in to build
to form by putting together parts or materials
set up the prefabricated shed by following the instructions
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as in to heal
to restore to a healthy condition
don't worry, the doctor will set you up in no time
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as in layout
the way in which something is sized, arranged, or organized
the textbook's setup calls for a list of questions at the end of each chapter
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as in sequence
the way objects in space or events in time are arranged or follow one another
changed the setup of the living room furniture several times before being satisfied
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Recent Examples of set up
George Caulkin, The Athletic, 13 Mar. 2025
Along with access to more than 160 locations, Express VPN—which takes about five minutes to set up—also promises lightning-quick connectivity and 24-hour live-chat support and allows users to connect to any device, from computers to phones to tablets.
—Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 12 Mar. 2025
David Nield, Popular Science, 26 Mar. 2025
Moreover, the setup hardly takes five minutes using the Tether app.
—Shubham Yewale, PCMAG, 25 Mar. 2025
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Verb
By the time the players got there a couple of hours later, a meeting room had been set up and Howe was waiting.
—George Caulkin, The Athletic, 13 Mar. 2025
Along with access to more than 160 locations, Express VPN—which takes about five minutes to set up—also promises lightning-quick connectivity and 24-hour live-chat support and allows users to connect to any device, from computers to phones to tablets.
—Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 12 Mar. 2025
Noun
Use the Who can find me by number? option on the profile setup page to control whether or not people who have your number can find you on Signal.
—David Nield, Popular Science, 26 Mar. 2025
Moreover, the setup hardly takes five minutes using the Tether app.
—Shubham Yewale, PCMAG, 25 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for set up
Verb
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In other words, Foster just put himself on a loudly ticking clock.—
Ben Bolch,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Mar. 2025
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Liberals currently hold a 4-3 majority, but a retirement this year puts the majority in play.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
30 Mar. 2025
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Season 1 didn’t have a ton of mixing, but there was such a great conflict established between Armond and Shane.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
24 Mar. 2025
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Tips For Transplanting Make sure to provide the tomato seedlings ample room underground to establish roots and spread out.—
Lauren David,
Southern Living,
23 Mar. 2025
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Electricians are flocking to areas where the facilities are being erected.—
Cade Metz,
New York Times,
17 Mar. 2025
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Courtesy of the Equal Justice Initiative EJI plans to erect a new park and exhibit that will honor the 1965 Selma to Montgomery March.—
Bailey Berg,
AFAR Media,
14 Mar. 2025
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The old building at 612 E. 34th St. was built more than 100 years ago, first as a grocery store, then a few other businesses.—
Jenna Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
29 Mar. 2025
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Amid growing economic anxieties at home and abroad, Trump this week downplayed the scale of the tariff rates in store for other nations ‒ a noticeable change in his tone after building the tariffs up for weeks.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
29 Mar. 2025
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The superdog drags our hero to his Fortress of Solitude, where his robot caretakers get to work healing him with the power of Earth's yellow sun.—
Mike Miller,
EW.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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He is met by Automatons, who place him in a healing chamber.—
Jason D. Greenblatt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Apr. 2025
Noun
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While taking your room’s layout and square footage into account, don't be afraid to think outside the box: how can your sitting room function for you?—
Shivani Vyas,
Better Homes & Gardens,
22 Mar. 2025
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That perspective extended from the interiors to the layout.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
19 Mar. 2025
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The extra time allowed John Wick guru Chad Stahelski to assist with upping the action working in tandem with helmer Wiseman on new sequences.—
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Apr. 2025
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Finally, creating sets of behavior sequences will help your customers accomplish what is important to them, resulting in your end objective.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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Under Grassley’s bill, judicial rulings would be limited to the parties involved, meaning any judge’s order would not apply to others who may be similarly situated but did not file litigation.—
Rebecca Beitsch,
The Hill,
31 Mar. 2025
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Explore Gulf Shores Sullivan’s Island, South Carolina Our senior homes editor Betsy Cribb Watson is partial to the charms of Sullivan’s Island, a tiny beach town situated on 2.5 miles of the Atlantic coast that’s located just 20 minutes from her hometown of Charleston.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
30 Mar. 2025
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