Present
Set off
Set off verb - To cause to function.
Present and set off are semantically related in give prominence to topic. Sometimes you can use "Present" instead a verb "Set off".
Both terms in one sentence
- The episode Past and Present implies that one of these, similar to the Star Trek TOS Miri example above, was set off.
Source: Depopulation Bomb -
Unfortunately, the Skyhole collapsed during construction and set off a series of Disaster Dominoes that continue to resound in the present day.
Source: Space Elevator -
Which was important because Sergai himself was going to be present at the function where he was planning to set off the bomb.
Source: Sphere of Destruction
Cite this Source
Set off and Present. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/present/set_off
Present & Set off. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/present/set_off>.
Set off or Present. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/present/set_off.
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