FOUND (FOR OR AGAINST) Synonyms: 30 Similar and Opposite Words

found (for or against)

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Definition of found (for or against)

past tense of find (for or against)

as in ruled (on)

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But moments before the nosedive, passengers seated near the front of the plane heard sounds of a fight inside the cockpit, said passenger Daniel Schlichter, who was seated in the second row.

— SAM MEDNICK, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026
Eventually the curtain was closed again and the microphone in the room was turned off, but Pike could still be heard making gasping or snoring sounds.

— Rebecca Boone, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026

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