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 Wondermind, which was co-founded by Gomez; her mother, Mandy Teefey; and Daniella Pierson in November 2021, touts mental fitness practices and tools. — Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 14 Aug. 2026 And now there are full-size mowers that can take on acres of grass, as a result of the technology being developed by companies like Kress, an electric motor company founded in the late 1920s. — Emily M. Olson, Hartford Courant, 14 Aug. 2026 Bessent’s worries are well founded, and the United States should place China’s imbalances at the core of the summit. — Michael B. G. Froman, Foreign Affairs, 13 Aug. 2026 The company was founded by Eddy Maroun, co-founder of Anghami, and Jose Maria Dot, former Chief Investment Officer of Multiply Group (now 2PointZero) and Managing Director at FTI Capital Advisors. — Jem Aswad, Variety, 13 Aug. 2026 Elena Bonvicini founded the brand 10 years ago as a high schooler reworking vintage Levi’s into new garments. — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 13 Aug. 2026 Drohan founded Solairus in 2009 after two decades in the industry. — Doug Gollan, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026 Blue Bird, founded in Fort Valley, will celebrate its 100th anniversary in 2027. — Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 7 Aug. 2026 Julius Rosenwald, who founded the Griffin Museum of Science and Industry, which opened in 1933, was driven by the conviction that education should be accessible to everyone, regardless of their background. — Ronald Leopold, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for founded
  1. established
  2. pioneered
  3. launched
  4. initiated
  5. introduced
  6. created
  7. instituted
Verb
  • Many residents pointed to the City of Patterson, which established a 45-day moratorium after they were reached out to by a data center developer.
    — Nina Burns, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The backstory The Pocketbook Factory, established in 1885, was an entire city block of textile manufacturing that operated until 1978 and is now listed on the National Historic Register.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of established
Verb
  • Those open questions do not make DeepMind’s decision surprising to Debora Marks, a computational biologist at Harvard Medical School, whose group pioneered approaches to protein prediction that helped lay the groundwork for AlphaFold.
    — Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 7 Aug. 2026
  • His work pioneered investigations into innovative approaches targeting cancer stem cells and integrative oncology.
    — Tanya Benedicto Klich, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of pioneered
Verb
  • Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department detectives have launched an investigation after a man was found dead in Santa Clarita on Sunday morning.
    — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Before Rick Jackson launched his surprise bid for the highest political office in Georgia earlier this year, some people in Alabama already knew his name.
    — Riley Bunch, AJC.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of launched
Verb
  • Following the military conquests initiated by Genghis Khan in 1206, the Mongols unified vast territories stretching from the Sea of Japan (East Sea) to the Persian Gulf and the Danube River, creating the largest contiguous land empire in history.
    — Ethan Teekah, Encyclopedia Britannica, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The authorization decision needs to account for who initiated the action, what authority was delegated, the business purpose, which systems are in scope and how long that access should last.
    — Shashwat Sehgal, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of initiated
Verb
  • Ross, Oscar, and Persephone were all metagamers who weren’t introduced to each other, and who had to make silly faces throughout the game, then point each other out based on the face-pulling, which Oscar and Sephi both successfully do.
    — Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 11 Aug. 2026
  • She was raised in Pasadena and was introduced to the music of such artists as Joni Mitchell, Jackson Browne, Hank Williams, the Pretenders, and Neil Young through her family’s extensive vinyl record collection.
    — Laura Payne, Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of introduced
Verb
  • The new fragrance was created by the perfumer Mathilde Bijaoui, with a top note of bergamot, a heart of sea salt and a base of driftwood accord.
    — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Even so, the film’s gaze is more anthropological than polemical, especially given the faux-doc vibe created by its abundant handheld camerawork, seemingly filmed sometimes by the actors themselves.
    — Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of created
Verb
  • Those guidelines were instituted due to the public comments that AQMD officials heard during the two-day meeting.
    — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Two Democrats are facing off for the first time in the general election for insurance commissioner due to the open primary system instituted in 2011, in which the two top vote-getters advance regardless of party affiliation.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of instituted

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