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
Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
Providing financial tools and resources, such as credit lines and small business grants, tailored to female founders, particularly in the sports sector.
—Cheryl Robinson, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Milano was founded in 1961, her grandfather Carlo Porro was among its founders.
—Wwd Staff, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2025
Jeff Wang, who became CEO at Windsurf after the founders left for Google, wrote in a LinkedIn post on Monday that customers will benefit from the close connection between the companies' products.
—Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2025
Now after 20 seasons, Cygnet’s founders and those who know the company best look back on its time in Old Town and their ever-present desire to produce the highest quality theater in San Diego.
—David J. Bohnet, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
As a result, CEOs are arriving at meetings with urgent realizations about falling behind, founders are working extreme schedules, and entrepreneurs are sacrificing travel, vacation, and personal relationships for the cause.
—Andrew Filev, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2025
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The contemporary steakhouse was created by the hospitality group Noble 33 and its founders, Tosh Berman and Mikey Tanha.
—Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
Providing financial tools and resources, such as credit lines and small business grants, tailored to female founders, particularly in the sports sector.
—Cheryl Robinson, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Milano was founded in 1961, her grandfather Carlo Porro was among its founders.
—Wwd Staff, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2025
Jeff Wang, who became CEO at Windsurf after the founders left for Google, wrote in a LinkedIn post on Monday that customers will benefit from the close connection between the companies' products.
—Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2025
Now after 20 seasons, Cygnet’s founders and those who know the company best look back on its time in Old Town and their ever-present desire to produce the highest quality theater in San Diego.
—David J. Bohnet, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
As a result, CEOs are arriving at meetings with urgent realizations about falling behind, founders are working extreme schedules, and entrepreneurs are sacrificing travel, vacation, and personal relationships for the cause.
—Andrew Filev, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for founders
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Advertisement The sweeping ban threatened to upend Facebook’s recent content monetization launch in Nepal, which could help Nepali creators earn money, and also threatened to impact other Nepali businesses that depend on social-media platforms.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
9 Sep. 2025
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The partnership has delivered tens of millions in sales while giving PacSun visibility into which products and creators deliver results.—
Jamie Gutfreund,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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If the restructuring collapses, those investors can pull their money—a potentially catastrophic blow for a company planning to burn through $115 billion by 2029.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
9 Sep. 2025
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East Chicago city cameras appear to show the two men in an argument before Ramirez collapses.—
Meredith Colias-Pete,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025
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Many papers cited in the rebuttal also listed Chinese government employees as authors.—
Robert Schmad,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Sep. 2025
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Significance of the cluster formation process By mapping the step-by-step growth of nanoclusters, the study authors have provided a rare glimpse into how atomic building blocks come together.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Sep. 2025
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And really, if Young fails, Canales fails, too.—
Mike Kaye
September 10,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Sep. 2025
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Alternatively, a star being ripped apart in TDE could produce a day-long GRB, but this scenario fails to replicate other properties of the GRB 250702B, an explosion that would require a very unusual star being destroyed by an even stranger black hole.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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As for Cracker Barrel, where the company goes from here is anyone’s guess.—
Graham Hillard,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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Money raised from Arizona lottery games goes toward funding higher education, health and human services, environmental conservation and economic and business development in the state.—
Lorenzino Estrada,
AZCentral.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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These are men who grew up with fathers who ignored menopause.—
Laura Trujillo,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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Their conversation was not about the character but about fathers.—
Gerrad Hall,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Sep. 2025
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But if a team struggles to run the ball or pass the ball, the head coach is left to praise… the kicking game.—
Howard Megdal,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Ansari’s main idea was to show the gig economy, and those stuck on the lower end of the economic scale’s struggles just to say alive.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
7 Sep. 2025
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For the 56-year-old Blanchett, repeating clothes never goes out of style.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
29 Aug. 2025
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In other words, if a creditor can obtain the judgment in federal court or somehow maneuver it there, then charging order exclusivity goes out the window or at least will be relegated to no more than a footnote to its irrelevancy.—
Jay Adkisson,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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“Founders.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/founders. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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