as in to dedicate
to keep or intend for a special purpose
I have set by the earnings from my weekend job to use as vacation money
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Recent Examples of set by
Your technology strategy should be dictated by your business needs, not by arbitrary obsolescence dates set by vendors.
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Tomás O’Leary, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
The first Kuiper mission kicks off what will need to become a steady cadence of launches in order for Amazon to meet a deadline set by the Federal Communications Commission.
—Annie Palmer, CNBC, 28 Apr. 2025
Her save total tied the Big Ten Tournament record set by Penn State’s Taylor Suplee in 2019 and was tied for the fifth most in a game by a Maryland goalie and the most since Megan Taylor stopped 20 shots in an 18-8 win against Florida on March 29, 2017.
—Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 27 Apr. 2025
But a prosecutor must abide by the oath to uphold the Constitution and laws of the United States and the rules of professional ethics set by the bar and the courts.
—Mike Levine, ABC News, 22 Apr. 2025
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Tomás O’Leary, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
The first Kuiper mission kicks off what will need to become a steady cadence of launches in order for Amazon to meet a deadline set by the Federal Communications Commission.
—Annie Palmer, CNBC, 28 Apr. 2025
Her save total tied the Big Ten Tournament record set by Penn State’s Taylor Suplee in 2019 and was tied for the fifth most in a game by a Maryland goalie and the most since Megan Taylor stopped 20 shots in an 18-8 win against Florida on March 29, 2017.
—Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 27 Apr. 2025
But a prosecutor must abide by the oath to uphold the Constitution and laws of the United States and the rules of professional ethics set by the bar and the courts.
—Mike Levine, ABC News, 22 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for set by
Verb
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Endrick also dedicated his two goals in extra time against Celta Vigo in the Copa del Rey in January to the Germany international.—
Liam Twomey,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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Los Angeles, thanks to voters, has dedicated funding for its libraries.—
Anita Chabria,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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The key to successfully bringing family into the C-suite is devoting time and training them and moving each of them up over time.—
Ray Titus,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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The Beavers appear more willing to devote every dollar possible to winning on the field during the Pac-12's transition.—
Jon Wilner,
Mercury News,
1 May 2025
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Bobby manages to save Chimney, who falls ill and starts coughing up blood while responding to the lab blaze.—
Taijuan Moorman,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2025
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Governments couldn’t borrow money at home or abroad to save the banks or to meet their debt obligations, much less to spend their way out of the recession.—
JAVIER CORRALES,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Apr. 2025
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“Set by.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/set%20by. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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