Leave and Set to

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Leave verb - To cause to remain behind.

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Set to is an antonym for leave.

Nearby Words: leaving, leaven, leaved, leaver

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Leave is an antonym for set to in topics: fight, argue, embark on, begin or start again.

Mac and Charlie get done being painted by the two women and are set to paint them in return, but are approached by two of the frat guys who force them to leave, since they're not in the frat.

Source: Series / It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
This along with constant Executive Meddling is what led to Edgar Wright to leave Ant-Man just a few months before filming was set to begin.

Source: Creative Differences
In season 2, Dorothy was set to be eliminated but another contestant took a bribe that week to leave the game sparing Dorothy, who would go onto win.

Source: Elimination Houdini

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