Cause
Cause verb - To be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind).
Set in motion and cause are semantically related In some cases you can use "Set in motion" instead a verb "Cause".
Set in motion
Set in motion verb - Get going; give impetus to.
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- produce and cause
- produce and set in motion
- effect and cause
- effect and set in motion
- occasion and cause
- occasion and set in motion
- make and cause
- make and set in motion
- drive and cause
- drive and set in motion
- induce and cause
- induce and set in motion
- precipitate and cause
- precipitate and set in motion
Both terms in one sentence
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Been There, Shaped History: The Doctor carries this trait over from his series, where it's revealed that he accidentally set in motion the events that would cause the founding of Equestria.
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