Proceed
Proceed verb - To move forward along a course.
Set off and proceed are semantically related in go topic. In some cases you can use "Set off" instead a verb "Proceed".
Nearby Word: proceeding
Set off
Set off verb - To cause to function.
Both terms in one sentence
- The ghosts proceed to go wild and slaughter every member of Bianca's entourage, including Bianca herself (who was killed by the ghost of woman she killed but blamed Harry for, which is what set off her whole vengeance scheme in the first place).
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Then again, set off a trap that causes a boulder to crush the local village, assault the locals, kidnap a famous sage and another local, and then proceed to make enemies out of everyone you come across in your trek across the globe and see how they remember you thirty years later.
- To wit: inescapable, scripted battles, going up and down the same mountain at least seven times, and not being able to progress without speaking to the right NPC to set off an event flag, despite having all the items necessary to proceed.
Source: That One Sidequest
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