FOUND Synonyms: 60 Similar and Opposite Words

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as in to establish

to be responsible for the creation and early operation or use of John Harvard did not actually found the university that now bears his name

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Recent Examples of found Midnight Run was founded in 1984. —

Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 15 June 2026 Amazing Red was a TNA original when the company was founded as a territory under the National Wrestling Alliance. —

Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 15 June 2026 The company, which at one point operated some 200 cafes and expanded into other food service endeavors, was founded by Joseph Lyons (after whom the company was named) and his brothers-in-law, Isidore and Montague Gluckstein. —

Leigh Anne Miller, ARTnews.com, 15 June 2026 In addition to his own productions, Weerasethakul has mentored and supported new generations of Thai filmmakers by co-founding the Bangkok Experimental Film Festival, and starting the independent film production studio, Kick the Machine Films. —

News Desk, Artforum, 15 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for found

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Those would be high benchmarks for Texas Tech to establish, so long as the conference follows its own bylaws.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 13 June 2026
State initiatives aimed at supporting fusion research and commercialization have encouraged investment and collaboration, helping establish an ecosystem designed to accelerate technological breakthroughs.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 13 June 2026