SET BY Synonyms: 26 Similar and Opposite Words

set by

verb

Definition of set by

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 That official spoke anonymously as a condition set by the White House. — Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2026 No date for closing was set by the Sanchez family, other than the month of December. — Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 7 Oct. 2026 These ultra-low-noise microwave devices are used to strengthen extremely weak signals set by quantum mechanics and introduce almost no additional noise. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 7 Oct. 2026 Russell turned the story into an extravagant examination of religious hysteria and political power, with stark white sets by Derek Jarman and an avant-garde score by Peter Maxwell Davies. — Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for set by

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Ada County Prosecutor Jan Bennetts, who serves as president of the Idaho Prosecuting Attorneys Association, expressed her appreciation for the many years that Thompson dedicated himself to the state.

— Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 7 Oct. 2026
Worshippers lined Cybele’s cracks with silver and installed her in a temple dedicated in 191 BCE on Palatine Hill, considered to be the birthplace of Rome.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of dedicate

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Rivera said reading Against All Hope, Cuban political prisoner Armando Valladares’ memoir, while attending FIU persuaded him to abandon plans to become a sportswriter and devote his life to political and human-rights causes.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026
Sessions, in a letter seeking leniency that was read into the record by his chief of staff, said his former congressional colleague devoted decades to public service, much of it focused on defending liberty and democracy.

— Joshua Goodman, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026

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Hospital staff were working to save Pike's life and as of late Thursday were trying to clear the two doses of the drug that the state uses to execute prisoners, her lawyers wrote in a Friday filing in Davidson County Chancery Court.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026
California’s plan to save coastal homes from El Niño could end up killing beaches.

— Deputy Managing Editor, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026

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