Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for set (against)
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The former Republican majority leader has angered some of Trump's supporters for votes and views that conflict with the president's.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA TODAY,
14 Feb. 2025 -
Further confusing and angering fans has been the way the team has seemingly taken shots at Dončić's work ethic and conditioning.—
Rohan Nadkarni,
NBC News,
13 Feb. 2025
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The final minutes of Arizona’s 81-72 victory in Tempe on Saturday afternoon featured one head-butt, two ejections, ASU players in the locker room before the final buzzer and infuriated coach Bobby Hurley refusing to shake hands with his counterpart, Tommy Lloyd.—
Jon Wilner,
The Mercury News,
3 Feb. 2025
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Its stock price tumbled, infuriating shareholders and catching the attention of regulators concerned about a lack of disclosure.—
Daisuke Wakabayashi,
New York Times,
22 Jan. 2025
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Plus, Pam’s mom was estranged from Pam’s own family in the present-day timeline, so that detail only added to the possibility.—
Brian Davids,
The Hollywood Reporter,
4 Feb. 2025
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Today, Alexe is estranged from her mother, but the whole experience led her to career in speech therapy with children.—
Kristen Baldwin,
EW.com,
4 Feb. 2025
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Instead of fostering stability, his words risk undoing years of diplomatic progress and alienating key U.S. allies in the region.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
12 Feb. 2025
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As my friend in Los Angeles can attest, its overreach has alienated a broad swath of Americans, including many who wouldn’t typically align with Trump’s base.—
Matt K. Lewis,
Twin Cities,
9 Feb. 2025
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Gail is enraged to learn that she’s being passed over for promotion when Marilee retires at the end of the year.—
Heller McAlpin,
The Christian Science Monitor,
10 Feb. 2025
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The big picture: Caught off guard by a sudden announcement to build the prison there, many Franklin County residents are enraged by the state's seeming absence of transparency on the project.—
Worth Sparkman,
Axios,
10 Feb. 2025
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Every day of every year, people are incensed on social media.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
7 Feb. 2025
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Most recently, Musk has incensed gamers by climbing the leaderboards of Path of Exile 2, another RPG.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
13 Jan. 2025
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“Set (against).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/set%20%28against%29. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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