FOUNDED Synonyms: 61 Similar and Opposite Words

founded

verb

past tense of found

as in established

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 founded The group is a nonpartisan nonprofit founded by a former Republican FEC chairman. — Luke Fountain, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026 Ho, who co-founded 852 Films, picked up the Fantastic Icon Award at BIFAN’s 30th edition, honoring her body of work in genre film. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026 Fabscrap was founded in 2016 by New York City Department of Sanitation employee Jessica Schreiber. — Bella Webb, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2026 Massy Group, founded and headquartered in Trinidad, employs more than 13,000 people across nearly 60 companies in the Caribbean. — Panorama Media Ltd, Miami Herald, 8 Oct. 2026 King Promise founded Rent Paid to fundraise for local community charities, including the Nungua Orphanage, which provides support to those under 16 in the area. — Sophie Williams, Billboard, 8 Oct. 2026 Morgan received a grant from the Ballmer Group, founded by Clippers owner Steve Ballmer and his wife, for the foundation’s DiscoverWorks Summer program. — Connor Dullinger, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026 BlackRock, Carhartt, Ford and Google founded the Alliance in July — the same four companies represented on the panel. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026 Over roughly 45 minutes, the Luminiscence performance takes attendees back in time before Sacramento was founded, sailing through the city’s early days and the building of the cathedral in three musical acts. — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 1 Oct. 2026

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Other networks have been established for working fathers, LGBTQ+ employees, and early-career staff, which were established to give younger employees a greater say in their career development and opportunities to communicate with leadership.

— Sam Birchall, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026
Deadline has established that several top producers have declined to throw their hat into the ring, with many citing concerns about the lack of rights and the production contract sucking creative energy away from other projects.

— Max Goldbart, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of established

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Beginning in the late 1990s, Berkeley Lab researchers at the CXRO pioneered techniques to replace visible light with higher energy extreme ultraviolet light for lithography.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2026
The Housing First idea was pioneered by a New York nonprofit in the 1990s and has been at the heart of federal homelessness policy since 2013.

— Laura Ungar, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of pioneered

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The rise and fall of Joe Cool, the Camel cigarette advertising gimmick that launched a thousand teen smokers, was accomplished with a more top-down approach.

— Kent Sepkowitz, STAT, 5 Oct. 2026
The cream was soft-launched in May, followed by Liquid Lift, while the enzyme cleanser is set to launch in October.

— Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of launched

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Text messages indicate Moore’s representative had initiated the process of retrieving his belongings in the hours after his arrest, and the school was quick to oblige.

— Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 8 Oct. 2026
In those cases, the transition to single-member districts was initiated by legal challenges alleging voter discrimination, with plaintiffs saying the racial makeup of the boards didn’t reflect the racial makeup of district students.

— Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Oct. 2026

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Sánchez's government suffered a bruising legislative defeat last week when right-wing opposition parties voted down emergency decrees introduced by his government to address evictions and real estate speculation.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2026
Having introduced the concept of afternoon tea to Madrid in a previous incarnation, the Ritz once again offers scones with clotted cream in the leafy Palm Court.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026

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Past violent offenses by US servicemembers have created deep tension between the US and Japan, particularly on Okinawa, where most of the 50,000 US troops in Japan reside.

— Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 5 Oct. 2026
The organization, created in 1961 by first lady Jacqueline Kennedy, receives no government funding, and raises money through private donations and sales of retail merchandise.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of created

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Film strategy One of the first major initiatives Kreiz instituted upon taking over Mattel was the launch of an in-house film division.

— Sarah Whitten, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2026
Now, after a year of evaluation and alterations to its location, U pick fields, methods of payment and schedule, the Knaus team has instituted a few new rules.

— Connie Ogle October 1, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026

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