Murder
Set off
Set off verb - To cause to function.
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
- Except... there was a very public murder which set off the accusations in the first place, and Reggie made it crystal clear that he was investigating that murder.
Source: Web Video / Where the Bears Are -
McCoy goes after the executive for the murder, because he unwittingly set off a chain of events which led to that man's death.
Source: Series / Law & Order -
The Lunar rebellion is set off early after some Peace Dragoons rape and murder a woman named Marie Lyons.
Source: Do with Him as You Will
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Set off and Murder. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/murder/set_off
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