as in creator
a person who establishes a whole new field of endeavor
Maria Montessori was the founder of an educational system dedicated to maximizing a child's creative potential
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as in to collapse
to be unsuccessful
the theater company foundered after its corporate funding dried up
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as in to go
to fall down or in as a result of physical pressure
the twin towers started to sway and suddenly foundered
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Recent Examples of founder
George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Oct. 2025
Cinematographer on Neon Candy will be Darren Miller, founder of The Film Hive, which is also producing the picture.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2025
Charlotte Observer, 28 July 2025
His attempt to eliminate early voting sites on majority-minority college campuses during the 2024 election season foundered.
—Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 July 2025
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Noun
Having devoted a decade to his own music, Jakob Nowell felt up to the task when Sublime co-founders Bud Gaugh and Eric Wilson invited him to collaborate with them in late 2023.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Oct. 2025
Cinematographer on Neon Candy will be Darren Miller, founder of The Film Hive, which is also producing the picture.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
It’s named after Crete, Nebraska, a city where founders Frank Zhang and Jake Sloane started a veterinary business.
—Charlotte Observer, 28 July 2025
His attempt to eliminate early voting sites on majority-minority college campuses during the 2024 election season foundered.
—Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for founder
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Of that group of six, two (Weapons and Sinners) were spun whole cloth from their creators' imaginations, with The Black Phone, Final Destination, and The Conjuring follow-ons from franchises that began as original IP.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
19 Oct. 2025
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The brand has also gotten a boost from TikTok, where content creators share videos of their Comfort Colors products that viewers can purchase via the platform's shopping feature.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
19 Oct. 2025
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Some stars collapsed to the sea floor, dissolved into piles of goo.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
17 Oct. 2025
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The South Lebanon Army has just collapsed and Hezbollah are advancing fast while Israel is withdrawing its troops from Lebanon six weeks before its July deadline.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Oct. 2025
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Every time a product goes viral, trendsetters always start looking for the next iteration of it—from Sambas to now, Labubus.—
Katie Decker-Jacoby,
StyleCaster,
13 Oct. 2025
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Rush threw for 72 yards with an interception, while Huntley went 10-of-15 for 68 yards, while also rushing for 39 yards.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
13 Oct. 2025
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Diane Brady is an award-winning business journalist and author who has interviewed newsmakers worldwide and often speaks about the global business landscape.—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
14 Oct. 2025
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During and after the event, 29 bird species burst into song as though a new day had begun, said the authors of a study published Thursday in the journal Science.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
13 Oct. 2025
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The film flopped theatrically when it was released in 1993, but became a cult classic and staple during the Halloween season and at drag shows.—
Althea Legaspi,
Rolling Stone,
18 Oct. 2025
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The following year would bring her signature role as Emma Fairfax in Richard Fleischer’s big-budget box office flop musical adaptation of Doctor Dolittle (1967) also starring Rex Harrison and Anthony Newley.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
17 Oct. 2025
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During the game, Egbuka went out due to a hamstring injury.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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Imagine going out into the vast unknown, with limited provisions on small ships.—
The Editorial Board,
Oc Register,
13 Oct. 2025
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The reason the belief is so strong is because of the lessons his father, Lionel Sr,.—
Nick Friedell,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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It’s been two years since Nowell became the lead singer in Sublime, the same band once headed by his late father, Bradley Nowell.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Oct. 2025
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Semafor traced it to a pair of US life insurers that had funneled policyholders’ cash to 777’s Bermudan reinsurer, which invested it into sports teams, airplanes, a payday lender, and a failing budget airline, among other bets generally unsuited for insurance guarantees.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
18 Oct. 2025
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Yet Britain failed to capitalize on the success, underestimating the American ability to regroup and continue fighting.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
18 Oct. 2025
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“Founder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/founder. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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