set on

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for set on
Verb
  • Landry is accused of assaulting and shooting the man who was in the home with the woman before leaving Fort Eisenhower.
    Alexx Altman-Devilbiss, Baltimore Sun, 22 Dec. 2024
  • On one night, the dorm becomes the site of a massacre, with players violently assaulting each other while the guards deliberately flashed the lights on and off.
    Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 20 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • On that day's episode of SmackDown, Cargill was attacked by an unknown assailant and found injured on top of a car.
    Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
  • He is shown attacking Linda Kozlowski’s character before meeting a gruesome end at Hogan’s hands.
    Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 23 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • On May 2, police officers raided and cleared the encampment, arresting more than 200 protesters.
    Orlando Mayorquín, New York Times, 22 Dec. 2024
  • Last Christmas, my Southern Living friends and co-workers decided to raid the magazine archives to plan the menu for our annual party.
    Josh Miller, Southern Living, 22 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • After publicly scorching the Park District for their policies, the music festival stormed out of Chicago for the SeatGeek Stadium in Bridgeview.
    Justin Kaufmann, Axios, 23 Dec. 2024
  • The former world heavyweight champion, 36, stormed out of the ring after losing out to Ukrainian boxer Oleksandr Usyk in their world heavyweight championships rematch in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Sunday, Dec. 22.
    Escher Walcott, People.com, 22 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Looking for a present that will strike just the right chord for the music lover on your holiday list?
    Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 16 Dec. 2024
  • Earlier this month, a driver died in a one-car crash in New Rochelle when their vehicle went off the road and struck a utility box.
    Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 16 Dec. 2024
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“Set on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/set%20on. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.

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