SETTING OUT Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words

setting out

verb

present participle of set out

as in describing

to give a representation or account of in words in his inaugural address, the president set out his vision for the nation over the next four years

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Recent Examples of setting out Due to the potential dangers of Death Valley, the park service recommends travelers take precautions before setting out on their day in the park. — Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 23 Aug. 2026 Travelers should plan at least one to two weeks, check park reservations and seasonal closures, and download offline maps before setting out. — Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 3 Aug. 2026 Born in Mexico City, Correa Cordero previously worked at galleries such as Exit Art, Martos, and Yancey Richardson before setting out on his own. — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 3 Aug. 2026 Several downtown establishments keep limited weekly schedules, so check operating hours before setting out. — Noel Burgess, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026 Momentum is very important in tournament soccer and setting out to draw or lose goes against everything these players are primed to do. — Ben Church, CNN Money, 27 June 2026 So, on the evening of June 1, neighbors gathered to show support for her family by setting out lights. — Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 5 June 2026 For one, mosquitoes breed in water so creating a spray or setting out coffee water may have contradictory effects. — Lauren David, Southern Living, 23 May 2026 Yet shortly before setting out to Miami to shoot the 2026 Robb Report Car of the Year feature, I was introduced to the Harlowe Rocket—and everything changed. — Robb Rice, Robb Report, 10 May 2026

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OpenAI's investigation, released this week, went considerably further, describing agents that found unauthorized ways to communicate, collaborate and delegate work while attempting to accomplish their objectives.

— Emil Sayegh, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
The company says its technology is being developed to produce both electricity and high-temperature industrial heat, with its website describing temperatures of up to about 2012°F (1,100°C).

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2026

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Images depicting the deaths of Trump and members of his family have since featured prominently in Iranian calls for revenge.

— Chad de Guzman, Time, 26 Aug. 2026
There’s a new, algorithm-jacking crop of clips depicting record-breaking (and just, uh, breaking) humanoid Chinese robots thanks to the recent World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing.

— Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of depicting

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That more or less happened this week, with dozens of Fox News segments about Piker, portraying him as a left-wing kingmaker and the id of the socialist movement.

— David Weigel, semafor.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Fallout continued Thursday for content creator and apparel brand Good Good Golf over an ad that was supposed to promote a new Callaway driver but ended up being criticized for portraying violence against women.

— Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026