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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% CATALYST What sets things in motion (8) New York Times Feb 8, 2016
4% INITIATE Start, set in motion (8) The Times Concise Jul 15, 2026
4% ACTUATE Set in motion (7) (7) The Sun Mini Jul 11, 2026
3% SPEED Rate of motion (5) Commuter Jul 14, 2026
3% ALIEN The thing in "The Thing," for one (5) New York Times Jul 12, 2026
3% ATONE Set things right (5) Universal Jul 10, 2026
3% KINETIC Relating to motion (7) (7) Mirror Quick Jul 8, 2026
3% SAIL Set ____, set off (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jul 6, 2026
3% SENSORS Motion detectors, e.g. (7) The New Yorker Mini Jul 2, 2026
3% IOWA Setting of "What's Eating Gilbert Grape" (4) New York Times Jul 2, 2026

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