Line up
Line up verb - Form a line.
Set
Set verb - To arrange something in a certain spot or position.
Usage example: set a book on the table
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
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After you kill a soldier, a set number (increased by doing sidequests) of other soldiers line up to be slaughtered by your allies.
Source: Video Game / Kingdom of Loathing -
After you fail to laugh he insists he certainly didn't go to all that trouble just to set that line up and suggests that comedy isn't your thing.
Source: Overly Pre-Prepared Gag -
A standard Pro set have the backs line up on either side of where the halfback would normally go, and is sometimes called a 'Y' formation.
Source: Useful Notes / American Football
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