set sth/sb apart
— phrasal verb with set /set/ verb (present tense setting, past tense and past participle set)Definition
› If a quality or characteristic sets someone/something apart, it shows them to be different from, and usually better than, others of the same type: What set her apart from the other candidates for the job was that she had a lot of original ideas.Being and appearing different
(Definition of set sth/sb apart from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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