Launch and Set off

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Launch

Launch verb - To be responsible for the creation and early operation or use of.
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Set off is a synonym for launch. In some cases you can use "Set off" instead a verb "Launch".
Nearby Words: launched, launching, launcher, launchable

Set off

Set off verb - To cause to function.
Usage example: set off a bomb
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Launch is a synonym for set off in discharge a projectile topic. Sometimes you can use "Launch" instead a verb "Set off", if it concerns topics such as detonate or throw a weapon.

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  • Useful Notes / Sega Saturn Stolar's predecessor Tom Kalinske, who ironically was the man that brought Sega out of the dark ages and into the spotlight, is just as much to blame, as it was he who set off the system's stealth launch - the outcome of which is documented above.
    Source: Useful Notes / Sega Saturn
  • Series / Blindspot When the issue is raised that Gibson was set off by the FBI's visit to him, Weller points out Gibson already had the drone control and override built, so while they might have unintentionally caused him to launch his plan early, it was one he was intending to carry out anyway.
    Source: Series / Blindspot
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