Set off
Set off verb - To cause to function.
Usage example: set off a bomb
Turn on
Turn on verb - To cause to function.
Usage example: would you turn on the TV?
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
- However, they can set off any traps you plant, including crow traps created by enemies you throw crows at, and if one of them does, any others in the room will turn on you.
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An episode of Mutant League had the players stranded in the mountains after a plane crash; as Bones set off to find help, the other players started to turn on the reptilian Razor Kid as, apparently, lizards are high in protein.
Source: No Party Like a Donner Party
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Turn on and Set off. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/set_off/turn_on
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