as in creators
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 flops
to be unsuccessful
the theater company foundered after its corporate funding dried up
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as in collapses
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 founders
Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 10 May 2026
Cronk and Jonny Saven, the CEO of L’Agence, are the co-founders of the Denim Institute and Museum, coming to the Fashion District in 2027.
—Sandra Barrera, Daily News, 9 May 2026
Kadari and Gorukanti are the co-founders of Summit Medical Consultants.
—Sara B. Hansen, Denver Post, 9 May 2026
This collection alone features Soleil Ho (Berkeley’s Coyote Media Collective), Jenn Lui, Alan Chen and Eman Garcia (co-founders of Oakland’s 13 Orphans Restaurant), chef Yuji Ishikata (J-Sei in Emeryville) and Japjot Sethi (from San Jose’s Free Meals on Wheels).
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 8 May 2026
The federal carve-out allows investors and founders to reduce their capital gains taxes when selling stock directly acquired from a qualifying C corp.
—Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 8 May 2026
For more than six years, the tech executive had worked largely outside the public eye as a trusted confidante to Tesla CEO Elon Musk and his three co-founders at the artificial intelligence start-up OpenAI.
—Elizabeth Dwoskin, Washington Post, 8 May 2026
Within a few years the founders of these brands became like family.
—Jenny B. Fine, Footwear News, 8 May 2026
Just 5% of the founders were in the technology and SaaS sector.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 3 May 2026
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The founders getting the most from this platform have a system for creating great content.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 10 May 2026
Cronk and Jonny Saven, the CEO of L’Agence, are the co-founders of the Denim Institute and Museum, coming to the Fashion District in 2027.
—Sandra Barrera, Daily News, 9 May 2026
Kadari and Gorukanti are the co-founders of Summit Medical Consultants.
—Sara B. Hansen, Denver Post, 9 May 2026
This collection alone features Soleil Ho (Berkeley’s Coyote Media Collective), Jenn Lui, Alan Chen and Eman Garcia (co-founders of Oakland’s 13 Orphans Restaurant), chef Yuji Ishikata (J-Sei in Emeryville) and Japjot Sethi (from San Jose’s Free Meals on Wheels).
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 8 May 2026
The federal carve-out allows investors and founders to reduce their capital gains taxes when selling stock directly acquired from a qualifying C corp.
—Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 8 May 2026
For more than six years, the tech executive had worked largely outside the public eye as a trusted confidante to Tesla CEO Elon Musk and his three co-founders at the artificial intelligence start-up OpenAI.
—Elizabeth Dwoskin, Washington Post, 8 May 2026
Within a few years the founders of these brands became like family.
—Jenny B. Fine, Footwear News, 8 May 2026
Just 5% of the founders were in the technology and SaaS sector.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 3 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for founders
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Mamdani had spent the preceding weeks observing Ramadan alongside members of the city’s Muslim communities, breaking fast in iftar gatherings with union members or content creators.—
Molly Fischer,
New Yorker,
11 May 2026
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YouTube is expected to spotlight many of its biggest creators during its upfront advertising presentation in New York City this week.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
11 May 2026
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Joel Embiid is a great player, one of the best bigs in f—ing basketball history, flops.—
Devon Henderson,
New York Times,
4 May 2026
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One of the best bigs in [expletive] basketball history flops.—
Matt Schooley,
CBS News,
4 May 2026
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According to our models, when a massive, Population III star reaches the end of its life, its core collapses into a black hole, but the resulting supernova explosion isn’t energetic enough to blow the entire star apart.—
Jacek Krywko,
ArsTechnica,
13 May 2026
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These make tunneling more efficient and safer, by maintaining constant pressure in the area surrounding the subway tunnel, making collapses virtually impossible, Metro reported.—
Steve Scauzillo,
Daily News,
7 May 2026
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The fact that those dreary assessments have very little to do with the actual wants and needs of the vast majority of Californians — not to mention the state’s history of electing mostly dull and drab governors — should give their authors pause.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 May 2026
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In five separate experiments, the authors devised artificial foraging setups that contained cavities hidden beneath surfaces.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2026
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This backward-looking approach fails entirely against novel attack vectors like synthetic identity creation and deepfake social engineering.—
Ethan Stone,
USA Today,
11 May 2026
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Statistically, the first launch from a private company almost always fails.—
Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
11 May 2026
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Lady Louise, who is studying English at St Andrew’s University in Scotland, has been helping ensure that the four-day show goes smoothly and has a good royal turnout.—
Katie Nicholl,
Vanity Fair,
14 May 2026
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Kerry Burnight, a gerontologist who contributed to the research, said the index builds on foundational well-being models but goes further.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
14 May 2026
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In November 2025, the fathers told the court about their child’s birth and a day later, Uthmeier, the AG, began pushing his way into this case.—
Ann Marie Luft,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 May 2026
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Softness and even open expression of feelings between fathers and sons are not part of the male Circassian factory model.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
13 May 2026
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By slow degrees, Philip’s story shifts to accommodate the incontrovertible evidence of IP addresses and deciphered cryptography and Lucy struggles to keep up, let alone understand.—
Leslie Felperin,
HollywoodReporter,
15 May 2026
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Courtesy Christine Russo Christine Russo, Dominic Russo’s older sister, who participated in the Netflix documentary, said her family still struggles with his loss.—
Marlene Lenthang,
NBC news,
15 May 2026
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“Founders.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/founders. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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