set in

verb

Definition of set innext
as in to begin
to come into existence a cold spell set in sometime last week

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for set in
  1. begin
  2. start
  3. be
  4. originate
  5. arise
  6. appear
  7. commence
  8. form
Verb
  • And, of course, as with any social media stunt, there is the question of where reality ends and the embellishment begins.
    Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 27 Dec. 2024
  • From then on, Chavez Sr. also began raping the girl at least once a week for the next four years, Inabnett testified.
    Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 27 Dec. 2024
Definition of begin
Verb
  • Still, Denver is a formidable team and will be around once the playoffs start.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 29 Dec. 2024
  • This content push closely coincided with the company starting to sell its nitrous oxide tanks on Amazon, which didn’t require ID to purchase the gas (a representative for Amazon did not respond to a request for comment).
    Ben Dandridge-Lemco, Rolling Stone, 29 Dec. 2024
Definition of start
Verb
  • There was little movement in the AP poll entering Week 9 thanks to a light slate of games during the holiday week.
    Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 30 Dec. 2024
  • There are tweaks to the historical record from pretty much the first frame.
    Jordan Hoffman, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Dec. 2024
Definition of be
Verb
  • That’s where our story, so many of our stories as a culture, originate.
    Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
  • The United States supplies 70% of Mexico’s total natural gas consumption, of which 90% originates in Texas, according to Natural Gas Intelligence using data from the Energy Information Administration.
    Aldo Flores-Quiroga, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of originate
Verb
  • The findings lead Renner to suspect that quantum reference frames might help resolve some of the weird paradoxes that arise in quantum thought experiments.
    Anil Ananthaswamy, WIRED, 29 Dec. 2024
  • This simulation helps in predicting potential impacts and unforeseen outcomes that may arise from format adjustments.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 28 Dec. 2024
Definition of arise
Verb
  • That, not would appear, iOS precisely what has been happening according to a new report published in TechCrunch.
    Davey Winder, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Their new ad appears to throw cold water at this legacy, in favor of something new.
    Zain Jaffer, Rolling Stone, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of appear
Verb
  • Speaking before a Chicago audience, Homan also reaffirmed the Trump administration’s plan to commence with the deportations soon after officially President-elect Donald Trump takes the office Jan. 20.
    Glenn Minnis | The Center Square contributor, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 22 Dec. 2024
  • That commenced a vagabond tour of the big leagues in which Henderson played for seven different teams over his final eight seasons — including a fourth stint in Oakland in 1998.
    Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
Definition of commence
Verb
  • The school's board also formed a seven-member ad hoc committee focused on school safety and called for the formation of a wider task force.
    Rachel Wegner, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
  • The Yankees could form a trade around him to acquire an infielder or another starting pitcher.
    Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of form
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set forth

set in

set in motion

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