Set and Union

Set

Set noun - A group of people sharing a common interest and relating together socially.

Usage example: they rarely associate with anyone outside their social set

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Union and set are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Union" instead a noun "Set".

Nearby Words: setup, setting

Union noun - A set containing all and only the members of two or more given sets.

Usage example: let C be the union of the sets A and B

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Set and union are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Set" instead a noun "Union".

old	old set	old union
particular	particular set	particular union
better	better set	better union
similar	similar set	similar union
Other adjectives: complete, certain, original, simple, powerful, actual, entire, large, great, huge, dark, interesting, new, alternate.

Weird Trade Union: The Flying Brick heroes, following Julie's example of pride in her power set, are in the early days of what looks like one of these organizing.

Source: Comic Book / PS238
In the Alliance/Union universe starships can only come out of hyperspace near massive stellar objects like stars; ships that set their destination for anywhere else are never heard from again.

Source: No Warping Zone
Union troops dug a mineshaft underneath the Confederate lines and set off a sizable stash of explosives.

Source: Dungeon Bypass

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