sets out

verb

Definition of sets outnext
present tense third-person singular of set out
as in describes
to give a representation or account of in words in his inaugural address, the president set out his vision for the nation over the next four years

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  1. describes
  2. depicts
  3. portrays
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  • The report describes brain injuries, and cuts and bruises on his head and other areas.
    Adrian Sainz, TIME, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Do the hiring practices of a handful of élite outlets really measure up to the stakes and moral seriousness of the decades of conflict that Coates describes?
    Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of describes
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  • Chapter 2 depicts an event called the Pentecost, when disciples of Jesus were gathered together.
    Dara Delgado, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2024
  • The work, a frame-within-a-frame painting that depicts an almost Magritte-esque image of a fragmented barn seen though a closed window with sheer white curtains on the outside, carried a modest estimate of between $60,000 and $80,000.
    Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of depicts
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  • During a New York Comic Con panel with cast members Matt Smith, Fabien Frankel and Tom Glynn-Carney, the actors said that Rhys Ifans, who portrays Otto Hightower, is the cast member most likely to not know what is going on — or break character the most — causing hilarity to ensue.
    Marina Watts, People.com, 21 Oct. 2024
  • The veteran actor portrays a woman grappling with memory loss in director Suman Ghosh’s Bengali-language drama.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 Oct. 2024
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Thesaurus Entries Near sets out

sets one's teeth on edge

sets out

sets (something) straight

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