Meanings
verbset the ball rolling (third-person singular simple present sets the ball rolling, present participle setting the ball rolling, simple past and past participle set the ball rolling)
present singular third person sets the ball rolling · participle present setting the ball rolling
- Synonym of get the ball rolling.
Synonyms: get the ball rolling
Synonyms & antonyms
verbSynonym of get the ball rolling.
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set the ball rolling. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/set%20the%20ball%20rolling
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“set the ball rolling.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/set%20the%20ball%20rolling. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “set the ball rolling,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/set%20the%20ball%20rolling.
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