as in begins
to come into existence
a cold spell set in sometime last week
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Recent Examples of sets in
What To Know Zelensky said Russia is now targeting energy infrastructure before winter sets in.
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Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
Where To Find Saturn In The Night Sky During its opposition, Saturn rises in the east at sunset, stays in the southern sky all night and sets in the west at sunrise.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 20 Sep. 2025
Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
Where To Find Saturn In The Night Sky During its opposition, Saturn rises in the east at sunset, stays in the southern sky all night and sets in the west at sunrise.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 20 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sets in
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Hydroplaning occurs when a vehicle begins to slide uncontrollably on wet roads.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Oct. 2025
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The vine also begins to die back, and the stem turns dry, brown, and woody.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
12 Oct. 2025
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That could drag down lenders that are most susceptible if the economy really starts to take a turn for the worse.—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
17 Oct. 2025
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The track starts with a pulsating Simmons bass riff, setting the tone for one of Kiss' funkier guitar grooves.—
Ed Masley,
AZCentral.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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The European Commission appears to have some sympathy with this view, and is currently conducting an investigation into Chinese wind turbine pricing.—
Andrew Saunders,
Fortune,
15 Oct. 2025
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The study appears in Cell Reports.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Oct. 2025
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During heavy rainfall, there is a risk of flooding, especially in low-lying and flood-prone areas.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
12 Oct. 2025
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There is a road closure at East 18th Street and I-70 East.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
12 Oct. 2025
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When the orbit of 3I/ATLAS is traced into the past, the comet clearly originates from outside our solar system.—
Jordan King,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Oct. 2025
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That’s where the film originates — from that intergenerational dialogue between our generation and the generation of women born in the 1960s.—
Anna Marie de la Fuente,
Variety,
23 Sep. 2025
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No matter what situation arises, the player knows how to solve it.—
Joe Boylan,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Digital exhaustion is a modern workplace challenge that arises not from poor management, but from the way digital tools disrupt our cognitive and emotional balance.—
Harvard Business Review,
Harvard Business Review,
16 Oct. 2025
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Here, for now, are three pressing questions as the offseason commences.—
Matt Gelb,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
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After 2029 the moon will pass south of the Pleiades until the next series commences in 2042.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Sets in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sets%20in. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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