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set forward

Idioms

Also, set ahead. Turn a clock to a later time, as in For daylight-saving time we set the clocks forward. [1600s]

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One Swiss visitor recorded Elizabeth as “most lavishly attired in a gown of pure white satin, gold-embroidered, with a whole bird of paradise for panache, set forward on her head studded with costly jewels.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

The Trinity Test set forward the first nuclear arms race, nearly leading to armageddon at the height of the Cold War.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 28, 2023

Aliyev said the two former Soviet republics, which fought their last major war in 2020, could reach an agreement quickly if Armenia accepted the principles his country had set forward.

From Reuters ● Apr. 22, 2022

Under the official guidance set forward by the U.S.

From Slate ● Apr. 14, 2021

Three football players push the set forward into its place.

From "Will Grayson, Will Grayson" by John Green and David Levithan

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