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
Per standards set by the United Nations (U.N.), all structures next to runways should be made of a breakable material.
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Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
The defending Premier League champions are currently 12 points off the pace being set by Liverpool at the top of the table and have struggled for consistent form over a number of months.
—Graham Ruthven, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
Their image was set by their classic Rolling Stone cover photo from August 1968, taken by Elliott M. Landy.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 21 Jan. 2025
Melania Trump wore a dark navy blue skirt and jacket set by an American designer, along with a wide-brimmed hat.
—Sam Woodward, USA TODAY, 21 Jan. 2025
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Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
The defending Premier League champions are currently 12 points off the pace being set by Liverpool at the top of the table and have struggled for consistent form over a number of months.
—Graham Ruthven, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
Their image was set by their classic Rolling Stone cover photo from August 1968, taken by Elliott M. Landy.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 21 Jan. 2025
Melania Trump wore a dark navy blue skirt and jacket set by an American designer, along with a wide-brimmed hat.
—Sam Woodward, USA TODAY, 21 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for set by
Verb
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Beyond this, Trump has dedicated almost all of his initial efforts to immigration.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
24 Jan. 2025
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Since then, Project Pat has dedicated his time to spreading the word of God in prisons and founded the non-profit Go Foundation, which focuses on prison ministry.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
People.com,
24 Jan. 2025
Verb
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That same year, the museum devoted $820,000 to an institutional rebrand.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
24 Jan. 2025
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There have been plenty of DNPs for Dillingham so far this season, some because coach Chris Finch is devoting more time to veterans to get the team going and some because Dillingham has had to deal with two ankle sprains already this season.—
Jon Krawczynski,
The Athletic,
23 Jan. 2025
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That’s the kind of obscure situation Red Note has saved people out of.—
Yaling Jiang,
TIME,
16 Jan. 2025
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But there’s a catch: Their lending capacity is limited by what members can save.—
Danice Brown Guzmán,
The Conversation,
16 Jan. 2025
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