cofounder

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as in founder

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Recent Examples of cofounder Kinder is a Kinder Morgan cofounder who earned his undergraduate and law degrees at Mizzou. — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2026 Opening in June, this upcoming iteration marks the decennial public art exhibition’s 50th anniversary and will be the first one organized since the death of Skulptur Projekte cofounder Kasper König in 2024. — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 4 Nov. 2026 Bruneau is a cofounder of the American Alternative Care Policy Network, a nonprofit organization that advocates for access to alternative healthcare therapies. — Sarah Owermohle, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2026 While OpenAI cofounder and president Greg Brockman’s story has been told pretty extensively, Anna remains one of the last great mysteries on the AI frontier. — Julia Black, Vanity Fair, 3 Nov. 2026 The symbiotic relationship between art, opera and fashion anchored a conversation between Torquil McIntosh, cofounder of Sybarite; Tian Hao Jiang, founder and artistic director of the iSing! — Denni Hu, Footwear News, 30 Oct. 2026 Sunaina Sethi, cofounder and people director of JKS Restaurants, sees the same thing play out in her dining rooms. — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 30 Oct. 2026 By the time Langley, Todd, and third cofounder Matt Feury entered the three-month Y Combinator startup-building program in 2017, Flock was selling its scanners to homeowners associations. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Oct. 2026 Another judge, Glendon Hall, is the chairman and cofounder of the Miami Beach Black Affairs Advisory Committee. — Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cofounder
  1. founder
  2. creator
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  • The founders argue that existing air freight networks leave thousands of smaller airports largely unused for commercial cargo transportation.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2026
  • The symbiotic relationship between art, opera and fashion anchored a conversation between Torquil McIntosh, cofounder of Sybarite; Tian Hao Jiang, founder and artistic director of the iSing!
    — Denni Hu, Footwear News, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of founder
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  • The company is also hoping to build a business around training the next generation of creators.
    — Max Tani, semafor.com, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Churchill took the idea to Gilded Age showrunner and creator Julian Fellowes as well as HBO head of drama Francesca Orsi and CEO Casey Bloys.
    — Alex Zalben, Vulture, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of creator

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“Cofounder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cofounder. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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