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 company was founded in Atlanta by Georgia Tech students, and is still headquartered in the city. — Irene Wright, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2026 Candle True Stories is part of Candle Media, the media holding company co-founded by former Disney execs Kevin Mayer and Tom Staggs. — Todd Spangler, Variety, 3 Sep. 2026 Among her many achievements, Steinem co-founded the National Women’s Political Caucus in 1971, an organization that supports and trains women seeking positions in public office. — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Sep. 2026 An idea ahead of its time Porter founded Histoury less than three years ago, but the lightning bolt of inspiration originally struck him 15 years ago on a visit to Herculaneum, Porter tells Popular Science. — Margherita Bassi, Popular Science, 3 Sep. 2026 Rathbun founded Abacus, an eatery that was inducted into the Nation’s Restaurant News Fine Dining Hall of Fame. — Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Sep. 2026 Related Articles Nicole + Felicia was founded in 2015 by Nicole and Felicia Chang. — Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2026 McLachlan, who co-founded Lilith Fair in 1997, was instantly on board. — Ilana Kaplan, PEOPLE, 3 Sep. 2026 The company, founded in 1995, has grown through a combination of scale and acquisitions, building an operation that spans much of the food supply chain. — Brandon Gomez, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026

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Many organizations still default to degree requirements because they’re established and easy to understand.

— Raghu Krishnaiah, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026
To help support Anthropic and OpenAI fund their deployments, Broadcom established a special purpose vehicle (SPV) platform in partnership with Apollo and Blackstone to facilitate more than 20 GW of compute infrastructure by the end of 2028.

— Jeff Marks, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of established

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The woman who pioneered astronomy at NASA and pushed space science into the future.

— Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Kusama’s art influenced the histories of minimalism, pop art, and performance art; more recently her large-scale installations single-handedly pioneered what is now referred to as experiential art.

— Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2026

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This is an expansion of a recall initiated in July by Frutas y Hortalizas del Sur for Publix frozen blueberries and mixed berries.

— Molly Burford, Southern Living, 3 Sep. 2026
The recall was initiated after it was discovered by an analyst at TJX (the parent company of the retail stores) that the Chocolatey Eyeballs containing whey (milk) were distributed in packaging that did not reveal the presence of milk.

— Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 2 Sep. 2026

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That change was introduced to help give club staff working across transfer departments a more normal working pattern.

— Leon Imber, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2026
Selective repression had already been introduced before 2022 with the imprisonment of a number of governors, ministers, and high-ranking civil servants on charges of corruption and abuse of power.

— Andrei Soldatov, Foreign Affairs, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of introduced

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Spirit’s team created a warm mahogany-and-veneer interior defined by curves, with details such as fore-and-aft berths, a shower, a galley, and an electric head.

— Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 30 Aug. 2026
The court also held that MiniMax may be held directly liable for infringing uses created by its customers.

— Schuyler Moore, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of created

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In February, the Fashion Outlets of Chicago in Rosemont, Illinois, instituted parking fees to stop people from using the garage for the Chicago O’Hare International Airport or nearby event parking.

— Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026
In the wake of those suits, the county instituted various reforms — including retraining officers and using body cameras.

— Luis Melecio-Zambrano, Mercury News, 26 Aug. 2026

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