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 Brandon McElroy, who founded the nonprofit Green Air Solutions to lead the fight against J7, said in an interview that the denial was a decisive win. — Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Oct. 2026 That announcement came after Wedgewood was asked to comment on the findings of an investigation into its work by FiftyPlusOne, a website founded by former staff of the data-journalism site FiveThirtyEight. — Scott Clement, Washington Post, 22 Oct. 2026 Andalusian Private Capital & Advisory was founded by Jeffrey Kaplan and Nicholas Savasta in 2020 with three core businesses focused on private equity, private credit and sports advisory. — Scott Soshnick, Sportico.com, 22 Oct. 2026 Alpha was founded in Austin, Texas, in 2014 by MacKenzie Price, who has become an outspoken critic of traditional schooling. — Maya Blackstone, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026 In 1982, Dennis Gillings founded Quintiles in North Carolina to run clinical trials for drugmakers. — Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026 The sisters also founded fashion accessories label Dannijo in 2008, expanding into sports with DannijoPro. — Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026 The project involves researchers from Pittsburgh’s Swanson School of Engineering and Sensible Photonics, a startup co-founded by Pitt professor Paul Ohodnicki. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026 Composed of the Hernández brothers (Jorge, Hernán, Eduardo and Luis) and cousin Óscar Lara, Los Tigres Del Norte was founded in the late 1960s in the Sinaloan town of Rosa Morada and settled in San José. — Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026

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Neither party appears to have established much credibility with independent voters on the issue.

— Will Johnson, Time, 21 Oct. 2026
The agency was established in 2021 to make sure electrical utilities work to reduce the risk of wildfires caused by their equipment.

— Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of established

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The facility depends on the same KBS-3 isolation technology pioneered alongside Finland.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026
Apple's first foldable comes seven years after Samsung pioneered the category, but the American tech giant is expected to take a sizable chunk of the market.

— MacKenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of pioneered

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Instead, as Israel moved closer to a historic agreement with Saudi Arabia, Hamas launched an assault that upended the region, plunging it into war.

— Eric Cortellessa, Time, 18 Oct. 2026
When the Gulf state launched its golden visa in 2019, the government offered 10-year residency to people who could invest at least $545,000 into property as well as to researchers, teachers and specialized talent.

— Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of launched

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Published on October 15 and initiated by Daniela Horn, the founder of Van Horn gallery, the letter centers around an event that was initially set to be staged at the city’s Heinrich Heine Institute on October 26.

— Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 21 Oct. 2026
Options trading in both stocks leaned bullish after the open Wednesday, with Meta options looking particularly one-sided as traders bought more calls than puts and more put trades likely initiated by sellers than buyers.

— Oliver Renick, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of initiated

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Japan's Self-Defense Force has introduced its first long-range Type-25 land-to-ship missile to Yonaguni during the drill, though no test-firing is planned.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 20 Oct. 2026
Dropbox has introduced memory exercises, attention-span training, and puzzles.

— Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of introduced

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Here are the best, smartest and most revolutionary titles the genre created.

— Theara Coleman, TheWeek, 19 Oct. 2026
Using a form created specifically for the Department of Correction, eligible voters can apply for, receive and return their absentee ballots in a timely manner.

— Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of created

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But the arrangement rejects the conflict of interest protections that his recent predecessors in office had instituted.

— Fatima Hussein, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
In 2001, the Dutch instituted a revised policy, under which Von Saher claimed for return of some other works in 2004, but not the Cranach.

— Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 16 Oct. 2026

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