Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for set (against)
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That effort failed, but as one of the last acts of his first governorship, Brown signed a bill to increase payments to such workers by about $3 billion a year, angering employers who must provide coverage.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
4 Apr. 2025 -
Other nations, angered by the new American tariffs, will impose their own retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods, reducing the sales of America’s most internationally competitive companies.—
Laurent Belsie,
Christian Science Monitor,
4 Apr. 2025
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And Democrats bet that Mr. Musk would infuriate their voters more than Mr. Trump’s endorsement would benefit Judge Schimel.—
Reid J. Epstein,
New York Times,
2 Apr. 2025
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Crook told police the woman driving the Tesla had bumped his truck when opening her car door, infuriating him.—
Mark Pazniokas,
Hartford Courant,
2 Apr. 2025
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Feuding families, a fierce food competition show, and estranged family members who may or may not be ready to mend fences.—
Rebecca Angel Baer,
Southern Living,
30 Mar. 2025
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Listen to this article Dear Eric: My brother and I were estranged for many years at his insistence.—
R. Eric Thomas,
The Denver Post,
20 Mar. 2025
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Higher import costs may force the company to raise prices, further alienating price-sensitive consumers already grappling with inflationary pressures.—
Doug Melville,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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The protest was cheered by some liberals but infuriated more centrist lawmakers wary that the in-your-face demonstration could alienate moderate Republicans and independents in their battleground districts.—
Mike Lillis,
The Hill,
3 Apr. 2025
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Rick is enraged, and finds Jim happily taking a photograph with his wife, Sritala (Lek Patravadi), and the three galpals on vacation.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
7 Apr. 2025
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This enrages Robby, who, remember, just watched a whole bunch of people, including his surrogate son’s teenage girlfriend, needlessly die.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
4 Apr. 2025
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House Democrats, who had unanimously voted against the bill earlier this week, were particularly incensed.—
Nik Popli,
TIME,
13 Mar. 2025
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Ruby became incensed when her children refused to film.—
Claudia Rosenbaum,
Vulture,
4 Mar. 2025
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“Set (against).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/set%20%28against%29. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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