Advance and Set

Advance

Advance verb - Move forward.

Usage example: we have to advance clocks and watches when we travel eastward

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Set and advance are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Set" instead a verb "Advance".

Set verb - To cover and warm eggs as the young inside develop.

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Advance and set are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Advance" instead a verb "Set".

Nearby Words: setup, setting

good	good advance	good set
full	full advance	full set
similar	similar advance	similar set
short	short advance	short set
Other adjectives: complete, standard, original, single, small, large, big, great, main, new, recent.

point	advance point	set point
plot	advance plot	set plot
plan	advance plan	set plan
level	advance level	set level
Other words: story, theory, goal, ship, clock, plans, stories, goals.

The finest examples of this trope have things set up in advance so that the person to whom you've confessed will actually advance your plans if he acts on the information you just gave him.

Source: Honesty Is the Best Policy
The narrator is promised a better life in Arizona by her man, who claims to set out in advance to set things up for her.

Source: The Cake Is a Lie
Instead of simply beating a set of songs or earning enough stars, fans, and/or money to advance, players have to choose specific songs with specific symbols to unite the three clans.

Source: Video Game / Power Gig: Rise of the SixString

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