Attempt
Attempt verb - To make an effort to do.
Set in motion and attempt are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Set in motion" instead a verb "Attempt".
Nearby Words: attempted, attempting
Set in motion
Set in motion verb - Get going; give impetus to.
Attempt and set in motion are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Attempt" instead a verb phrase "Set in motion".
Both terms in one sentence
- In Zoolander, brainwashed male models set in motion by an evil council of fashion designers have had a hand in every major assassination attempt, beginning with Lincoln and on up through JFK.
Source: Historical Rap Sheet -
Historical Rap Sheet: Brainwashed male models set in motion by an evil council of fashion designers have had a hand in every major assassination attempt, beginning with Lincoln and on up through JFK.
Source: Film / Zoolander - Ripley's famous quote above from Aliens, said after Burke's attempt to have Ripley and Newt parasitized by captured facehuggers falls through and that the colony's takeover by the xenomorphs was set in motion by Burke.
Source: Humans Kill Wantonly
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