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What is another word for the setup?

Pronunciation: [ðə sˈɛtʌp] (IPA)

Synonyms for the phrase "the setup" can include phrases such as "the arrangement" or "the configuration". It can also refer to the organization of a situation or event, in which case "the scheme" or "the design" would be suitable substitutes. Another possible synonym is "the establishment", which refers to the infrastructure or framework that makes the setup possible. Other words that could be used to describe the setup could be "the framework", "the composition" or "the construction". By using synonyms, you can vary your language and avoid repetition - particularly useful when writing longer documents.
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  • But unlike the setup in most organizations, where there's an administrator on top and creative people or doers underneath, I'm basically a doer and I like to have administrative people underneath me.
    Roone Arledge
  • Comedy is just to me, maybe it's a natural knack, if I can see where the joke is in the writing and I can see where the setup is and I can tell this is the way to make it.
    Matt LeBlanc
  • Also, if you watch the film once, there are lots of things that you won't get because there are punch lines in the first act, the setup to which isn't until the second act.
    Simon Pegg
  • Many divorces are not really the result of irreparable injury but involve, instead, a desire on the part of the man or woman to shatter the setup, start out from scratch alone, and make life work for them all over again. They want the risk of disaster, want to touch bottom, see where bottom is, and, coming up, to breathe the air with relief and relish again.
    Edward Hoagland

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