Effect
Effect verb - To be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind).
Usage example: classroom discussions designed to effect a change in racial attitudes
Set up
Set up verb - To arrange something in a certain spot or position.
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
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Sometimes the geyser can be set up as a trap for the same effect or be used for dramatic effect.
Source: Old Faithful -
A similar effect can be set up in a Hall of Mirrors by putting two mirrors facing each other.
Source: Droste Image -
Ouroboros: Keima uses this as a metaphor for how effect has become cause and the past has become the future thanks to the Stable Time Loop that set up his misadventures.
Source: Manga / The World God Only Knows
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