Attack
Attack verb - To take sudden, violent action against.
Set to and attack are semantically related in set to work topic. In some cases you can use "Set to" instead a verb "Attack".
Set to
Both terms in one sentence
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Canine pets are capable of detecting mimics, and will attack them if their AI is set to allow auto-attack.
Source: Video Game / Mabinogi -
Director Bob Fosse had already had a heart-attack himself, and there was a physician on the set to help create realistic physical symptoms (grey skin, sweating) for the Fosse-like character Joe Gideon.
Source: Hollywood Heart Attack - Super Princess Peach has Bowser snarking about how Peach has the courage to attack his villa, which also angers her (the touch screen has her emotional state set to Anger at this moment).
Source: Berserk Button / Video Games
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Set to and Attack. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/attack/set_to
Attack & Set to. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/attack/set_to>.
Set to or Attack. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/attack/set_to.
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