Limit and Set

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Limit verb - Decide upon or fix definitely.

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Set is a synonym for limit in confine topic. In some cases you can use "Set" instead a verb "Limit".

Set verb - Decide upon or fix definitely.

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Limit is a synonym for set. Sometimes you can use "Limit" instead a verb "Set".

Nearby Words: setup, setting

old	old limit	old set
high	high limit	high set
exact	exact limit	exact set
similar	similar limit	similar set
Other adjectives: normal, usual, common, specific, short, certain, standard, original, initial, single, small, actual, large, big, huge, strict, main, new, final, last, previous.

Cue user created maps filled with kilometer high buildings made of barrels and then set to explode, or a tornado throwing barrels around and then set to explode, the sky's the limit.

Source: Exploding Barrels
Also the first race to not end when one person beats the game, instead going until two people do or a set time limit (whichever came first).

Source: Lets Play / R.L. Yoshi
Taking You with Me: King Bob-Omb will self-destruct with lethal force once his timer expires, which is set to actual time instead of an turn limit.

Source: Video Game / Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam

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