SET IN MOTION Synonyms: 31 Similar and Opposite Words

set in motion

verb

Definition of set in motion

as in to stir (up)

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From this format emerges the tacit thesis that the Bicentennial cultural activities excelled at provoking critical, imaginative reflections on America’s past and future from artmakers and from ordinary citizens alike.

— Anna Kornbluh, ARTnews.com, 7 Oct. 2026
She never has been diagnosed with an underlying seizure disorder, such as epilepsy, and a medical test to provoke a seizure in Linton after the crash came back with no abnormal brain activity, prosecutors said.

— James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of provoke

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Politically, spiritually, institutionally, financially, environmentally, psychologically — pick your adverb.

— Sara Holdren, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2026
The affidavit said the woman also provided police photos of her injuries and said a friend attempted to pick her up from the home on on the day of the incident but was turned away.

— Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of pick

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She is actually infected, and Bryan has become caught up in the franchise’s inciting t-virus outbreak.

— Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 21 Sep. 2026
Various extremist actors in Germany are inciting hatred and violence against Jews or the State of Israel, or denying its right to exist.

— Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026

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