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as in dedicate
to keep or intend for a special purpose
He set aside $100 a month for a down payment on a car.
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as in abolish
to put an end to by formal action
The company set aside the old strict dress code and allowed employees to dress a little more casually.
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as in dump
to get rid of as useless or unwanted
The professional organizer helped us set aside anything we didn't need or want anymore.
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as in store
to put (something of future use or value) in a safe or secret place
She set aside her wedding dress in case her own daughter might want to wear it some day.
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Recent Examples of set-aside
Mark Levine, New York Daily News, 15 Mar. 2025
In addition to the rural set-aside visa quota explained above, this development provides unprecedented timeframes for rural EB-5 petitions based on my observations as the managing partner of an EB-5 firm.
—Sam Silverman, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
Even more controversial has been the state’s year-old Live Local Act, which overrides local zoning rules in commercial and industrial districts to encourage developers to supersize projects that include certain set-asides for middle-class housing.
—Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2025
If that’s the case, the agreement has to meet HUD’s standard for repair set-asides.
—Mallika Mitra, Sacramento Bee, 26 Feb. 2025
By then, billions of dollars in covid-era relief from the federal government — including a set-aside for TANF, which can cover emergency aid, job training, child care, and more — is likely to have expired.
—Aneri Pattani, CBS News, 24 Feb. 2025
In November, the City Council came to the rescue and approved a $20 million set-aside in the city's 2025 budget.
—Carlie Kollath Wells, Axios, 11 Feb. 2025
Those set-aside times are just called something different.
—Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 9 Feb. 2025
The filing also outlines potential risks, including changes in federal budgetary priorities, competition, and the impact of federal contractual set-aside laws and regulations.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 4 Dec. 2024
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That’s a huge number, a three-fold increase in housing set-asides for our hardworking city employees, and a crucial lifeline for countless New Yorkers.
—Mark Levine, New York Daily News, 15 Mar. 2025
In addition to the rural set-aside visa quota explained above, this development provides unprecedented timeframes for rural EB-5 petitions based on my observations as the managing partner of an EB-5 firm.
—Sam Silverman, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
Even more controversial has been the state’s year-old Live Local Act, which overrides local zoning rules in commercial and industrial districts to encourage developers to supersize projects that include certain set-asides for middle-class housing.
—Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2025
If that’s the case, the agreement has to meet HUD’s standard for repair set-asides.
—Mallika Mitra, Sacramento Bee, 26 Feb. 2025
By then, billions of dollars in covid-era relief from the federal government — including a set-aside for TANF, which can cover emergency aid, job training, child care, and more — is likely to have expired.
—Aneri Pattani, CBS News, 24 Feb. 2025
In November, the City Council came to the rescue and approved a $20 million set-aside in the city's 2025 budget.
—Carlie Kollath Wells, Axios, 11 Feb. 2025
Those set-aside times are just called something different.
—Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 9 Feb. 2025
The filing also outlines potential risks, including changes in federal budgetary priorities, competition, and the impact of federal contractual set-aside laws and regulations.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 4 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for set-aside
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The food bank also received supplemental food purchasing assistance from the Commodity Credit Corp., the government agency created to protect farm income and prices.—
Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 Mar. 2025
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Store employees often provide assistance, answer questions and offer suggestions that can be helpful to both experienced and novice sewers.—
Elizabeth Grace Coyne,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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The bill would create a new grant program to contribute $5 million a year to the rescue and recovery of sea turtles and a turtle research fund.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA TODAY,
20 Mar. 2025
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Still, the department will continue to administer its statutory functions that students from disadvantaged backgrounds rely on, including grants, formula funding and loans, McMahon stressed recently.—
Arthur Jones II,
ABC News,
20 Mar. 2025
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In Europe, the company is facing a European Union investigation into whether China provided unfair subsidies to a BYD plant in Hungary, according to a Financial Times report.—
Yue Wang,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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As penny-pinching became even more vital coming out of the strikes, productions are increasingly opting to shoot in regions with more generous subsidies for Hollywood.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Mar. 2025
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During a meeting with Zelenskyy on the eve of the summit, Macron announced a $2.15 billion package in military aid to Ukraine.—
Katya Soldak,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Earlier this month, Israel halted deliveries of food, fuel, medicine and humanitarian aid to Gaza’s roughly 2 million Palestinians.—
SAMY MAGDY,
Time,
27 Mar. 2025
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One proposal suggests that the funding should be converted into block grants – which have fewer rules and federal oversight requirements.—
Meredith Kile,
People.com,
21 Mar. 2025
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Located between two Waukegan Housing Authority projects near downtown with a large percentage of low-income seniors, the city of Waukegan awarded a $60,000 block grant to the Waukegan Park District to improve Besley Park.—
Steve Sadin,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Mar. 2025
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The cheapest route is taking out a private placement variable annuity (PPVA) contract with an insurance carrier.—
Hayley Cuccinello,
CNBC,
25 Mar. 2025
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But music had a history of monetizing cash flows, securitizing assets, and being predictable, like annuities.—
Kristin Westcott Grant,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
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The appropriations bill will advance to the Senate floor, but it's not yet scheduled.—
Worth Sparkman,
Axios,
20 Mar. 2025
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Pelosi emphasized that appropriations leaders Rosa DeLauro and Patty Murray had presented a better alternative — a four-week extension to allow for continued negotiations.—
Amanda Castro,
Newsweek,
14 Mar. 2025
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Musk has cast the idea as one that’s primarily about immigration, falsely claiming that undocumented immigrants are fraudulently accessing hundreds of billions of dollars’ worth of entitlements, including Social Security, Medicaid and disability programs, as part of a Democratic scheme for votes.—
Jane C. Timm,
NBC News,
19 Mar. 2025
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In Government Oversight The Trump administration has hinted at using AI to combat waste, fraud and abuse in entitlement programs.—
Frederik Riskær Pedersen,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
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“Set-aside.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/set-aside. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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