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set up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, make, open)
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break the ice(verb, expression, idiom, make, open)
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compel(verb, make, drive, cause, produce)
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embark(verb, meet, accept, open, start)
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engender(verb, make, open, cause, promote)
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establish(verb, form, make, open, start)
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found(verb, make, open, start, leave)
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go ahead(verb, expression, phrasal verb, make, get)
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go into(verb, expression, phrasal verb, make, accept)
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introduce(verb, form, make, open, cause)
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make(verb, drive, open, cause, start)
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precipitate(verb, make, cause, start, produce)
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promote(verb, make, cause, encourage, produce)
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rouse(verb, open, start, leave, establish)
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set about(verb, expression, phrasal verb, make, accept)
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set out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, accept, open)
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take the plunge(verb, expression, idiom, accept, open)
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abet(verb, make, cause, promote, encourage)
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address oneself(verb, expression, accept, start, try)
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admit(verb, open, start, enter)
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APASmart Define. (2015). set in motion thesaurus. Retrieved October 1, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/set_in_motion/thesaurus/synonyms
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