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
Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Larry Ellison Larry Ellison, co-founder and executive chairman of Oracle Corporation, has consistently ranked among the world’s wealthiest individuals.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 2 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
There are nods to the unexpected people who factored into Sacramento’s jazz scene, such as Sherwood Johnson, founder of Shakey’s Pizza, which not only launched from Sacramento to become an international restaurant chain but also hosted jazz locally.
—Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Larry Ellison Larry Ellison, co-founder and executive chairman of Oracle Corporation, has consistently ranked among the world’s wealthiest individuals.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 2 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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In case that wasn't enough of a wink from the show's creators, there's a scene in the finale where the head nurse at the institution holding Gein advises him to write a book, noting that so many other people have taken liberties with his story.—
JR Radcliffe,
jsonline.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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Other notable attendees at the amFar event include actress Teri Hatcher, Yellowstone creator Taylor Sheridan, Diana Ross and Dallas Mavericks legend Dirk Nowitzki.—
Tommy McArdle,
PEOPLE,
5 Oct. 2025
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Only the structures that were already gravitationally bound together at that moment, not including the structures that were still collapsing and contracting on their way to becoming gravitationally bound, will actually be able to hold together.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
3 Oct. 2025
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Confidence notably collapsed during the divisive 2016 presidential campaign, the polling service says, with the highest reading in the past decade being 45% in 2018.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
2 Oct. 2025
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So if this plan goes into effect, the question of who makes up the Palestinian technocratic administration might certainly be one of the main stumbling blocks.—
Asher Kaufman,
The Conversation,
30 Sep. 2025
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Lock up your ticket and go hide.—
Chris Sims,
IndyStar,
30 Sep. 2025
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When first published in Iceland in 2018, Eva BjörgÆgisdóttir was hailed as one of the most talented non ew crime authors, along the lines of Arnaldur Indriðason, Yrsa Sigurðardóttir, Ragnar Jónasson or Lilja Sigurdardottir, thanks to her ability to blend Nordic Noir with psychological depth.—
Annika Pham,
Variety,
29 Sep. 2025
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Christopher Elliott is an author, consumer advocate, and journalist.—
Christopher Elliott,
USA Today,
29 Sep. 2025
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This is, mostly, the same group that entered last October with huge expectations, only to flop in four games.—
Matt Gelb,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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The critique echoes larger skepticism in Silicon Valley, where hardware plays like Humane’s AI Pin and Rabbit’s R1 have already flopped.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
1 Oct. 2025
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Once or twice a week, Burnett and Miller go out for an early dinner at Lucky’s, an old-school steak house in downtown Montecito.—
Rachel Syme,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
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According to Renye, police officers responded to the scene of the attack Sunday morning within 30 seconds of the first emergency call going out.—
Joe Hernandez,
NPR,
29 Sep. 2025
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The line in Swift's song and The Life of a Showgirl's cover art appears to be inspired by a Victorian-era painting that depicts the scene in Hamlet when Ophelia goes crazy and falls into a stream and drowns after learning Hamlet killed her father.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
3 Oct. 2025
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Clemishire and her father filed the lawsuit in Dallas County District Court in June.—
Nolan Clay,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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But Kempes had failed to score at the World Cup four years earlier, and started this tournament slowly.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
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Water bottles left behind were filled with black urine – a sign of failing kidneys and dehydration.—
Romina Ruiz-Goiriena,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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“Founder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/founder. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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