Given
Set
Set adjective - Having been established and usually not subject to change.
Usage example: the library is only open during set hours
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
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He was given his first set of lyrics by Bernie Taupin, a struggling lyricist, to set them to music.
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Said creature may in fact be a Scottish faerie known as a boobrie, which would make sense given that the film is set in a fantastical version of Medieval Scotland.
Source: Film / Maleficent -
In Vampire Night, Bathe'lemy is inspired by and modeled after Napoleon, given that the story is set in an alternate version of the modern-day France where that still akin to The French Revolution.
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Set and Given. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/given/set
Given & Set. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/given/set>.
Set or Given. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/given/set.
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