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 couple co-founded The Gap after a frustrating shopping experience when Don Fisher couldn’t find a pair of jeans that fit, according to the retailer.
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Anne D'innocenzio, Chicago Tribune, 5 May 2026
Musk left OpenAI’s board in 2018 and founded his own AI company, called xAI, in 2023.
—Hadas Gold, CNN Money, 4 May 2026
It was founded in 1998 by Germaine Acogny, who is widely regarded as the mother of African contemporary dance.
—ABC News, 4 May 2026
Before taking the role, Cohen, a billionaire who founded pet food company Chewy, was GameStop's largest individual investor.
—Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 4 May 2026
Marketecture was founded in 2022 and is based in New York.
—William Earl, Variety, 27 Apr. 2026
They were swayed by a local program launched by city-LAB UCLA, a center founded by the University of California, Los Angeles' Architecture and Urban Design Department, which included a showcase of six prefab housing options and a guide to help navigate the process and secure financing.
—Vanessa Romo, NPR, 27 Apr. 2026
His father Larry founded Levy Restaurants, which today is one of the main suppliers for much of the nation’s sports stadiums.
—Jimmy Jellinek, SPIN, 27 Apr. 2026
Ganni was founded as a knitwear brand in 2000 by Copenhagen gallerist Frans Truelsen.
—Maliha Shoaib, Vogue, 27 Apr. 2026
Anne D'innocenzio, Chicago Tribune, 5 May 2026
Musk left OpenAI’s board in 2018 and founded his own AI company, called xAI, in 2023.
—Hadas Gold, CNN Money, 4 May 2026
It was founded in 1998 by Germaine Acogny, who is widely regarded as the mother of African contemporary dance.
—ABC News, 4 May 2026
Before taking the role, Cohen, a billionaire who founded pet food company Chewy, was GameStop's largest individual investor.
—Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 4 May 2026
Marketecture was founded in 2022 and is based in New York.
—William Earl, Variety, 27 Apr. 2026
They were swayed by a local program launched by city-LAB UCLA, a center founded by the University of California, Los Angeles' Architecture and Urban Design Department, which included a showcase of six prefab housing options and a guide to help navigate the process and secure financing.
—Vanessa Romo, NPR, 27 Apr. 2026
His father Larry founded Levy Restaurants, which today is one of the main suppliers for much of the nation’s sports stadiums.
—Jimmy Jellinek, SPIN, 27 Apr. 2026
Ganni was founded as a knitwear brand in 2000 by Copenhagen gallerist Frans Truelsen.
—Maliha Shoaib, Vogue, 27 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for founded
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Our economic systems are not serving the people who live here, whose forefathers established this new republic, and our grandparents actualized the peak of its success.—
Linh Tat,
Oc Register,
4 May 2026
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Tarleton State first established its presence in Fort Worth in 1978 with a medical laboratory science program.—
Samuel O’Neal
May 4,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 May 2026
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The transplant science Murray pioneered is practiced in every major city in the country and all over the world.—
Karen Weintraub,
USA Today,
3 May 2026
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That connection led to Schwarzman’s joining an international advisory board at Tsinghua pioneered by former Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
2 May 2026
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The exercise launched in Tunisia on April 13 and was scheduled to conclude on April 30.—
Kate Perez,
USA Today,
4 May 2026
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During the pandemic, the Fed launched massive bond-buying programs, cut rates to zero, and promised to keep them there, flooding the economy with cash and stoking inflation.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
3 May 2026
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Drones in the Russia-Ukraine War The Russia-Ukraine conflict, initiated by Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 (an extension of Russia’s 2014 invasion of Crimea) has served as a crucible for innovations in UAV warfare.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
8 May 2026
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Seaport Research also initiated coverage of Applied Materials at a buy rating and $500 price target on Monday.—
Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
8 May 2026
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In late March, Tijuana officials introduced an English-language app known as the Emergency Button, or Botón de Emergencia.—
Alexandra Mendoza,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 May 2026
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Structural reforms will be introduced to reduce inefficiency and increase oversight.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
4 May 2026
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No one person has incited violence, created divisions and preached hatred more than the current resident of the White House.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
10 May 2026
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Northern India already has some of the world’s most polluted air, created by a toxic mix of vehicle and industrial emissions, crop residue burning, and construction dust.—
Ayushi Shah,
CNN Money,
9 May 2026
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The White House is intent on pushing for economic and political reforms in Cuba and has instituted a de facto oil blockade of the island that has brought it to the brink of humanitarian disaster.—
Kim Hjelmgaard,
USA Today,
4 May 2026
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The Interior Department also instituted a new $100-per-person fee for non-Americans entering 11 of the most popular parks, a move to raise money for the parks but an extra squeeze for Canadians coming across the border and other international visitors.—
Justine McDaniel,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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“Founded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/founded. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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