Choose and Set

Choose

Choose verb - To decide to accept (someone or something) from a group of possibilities.

Usage example: choose a computer that best suits your needs

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

Nearby Words: choosy, choosing, choosey, chooser

Set verb - To decide upon (the time or date for an event) usually from a position of authority.

Usage example: set a date for the wedding

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Choose and set are semantically related in decide on topic. Sometimes you can use "Choose" instead a verb "Set".

Nearby Words: setup, setting

man	choose man	set man
people	choose people	set people
name	choose name	set name
course	choose course	set course
Other words: type, path, way, level, game, story.

The killer will choose victims who match up with the set and/or he will kill them in manners befitting the set.

Source: Theme Serial Killer
A choose-your-own adventure set in 1993, the reader must either choose to go into the dim-and-distant future, or into the all-too-near future.

Source: I Want My Jet Pack
Instead of having a set of guns to choose from, players were limited to their default kit.

Source: Video Game / Dirty Bomb

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