set up in (something)
phrasal verb
set up in (something); setting up in (something); sets up in (something)
: to start one's own business
He set up in business after finishing college.
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The draft does not set up in the Bengals’ favor in that regard, and analyzing their strategy to attack the positions could provide the storyline everyone ends up talking about with new coordinator Al Golden’s defense in August.
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Paul Dehner Jr., New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
Music stands are set up in front of 15 chairs, and there’s a band set up on the side.
—Jeffrey Seller, Vulture, 11 Apr. 2025
The pic rounds out the plot set up in the previous film, with Hunt now in possession of the key necessary to defeat the Entity.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 8 Apr. 2025
The invitees were crammed around the small tables set up in front of the store, sampling the various flavors: potato, spinach, cheese and corn — a new and unexpected filling that several guests announced as a favorite.
—Rachel Ringler, Sun Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2025
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Paul Dehner Jr., New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
Music stands are set up in front of 15 chairs, and there’s a band set up on the side.
—Jeffrey Seller, Vulture, 11 Apr. 2025
The pic rounds out the plot set up in the previous film, with Hunt now in possession of the key necessary to defeat the Entity.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 8 Apr. 2025
The invitees were crammed around the small tables set up in front of the store, sampling the various flavors: potato, spinach, cheese and corn — a new and unexpected filling that several guests announced as a favorite.
—Rachel Ringler, Sun Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for set up in (something)
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“Set up in (something).” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/set%20up%20in%20%28something%29. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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