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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 founding
News Desk, Artforum, 16 Mar. 2026
This is not the first time Kane County has considered a similar idea for celebrating the upcoming anniversary of the nation’s founding.
—Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
From her titular talk show to the founding of Harpo Productions and the Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN), Winfrey became the first Black woman to achieve billionaire status.
—Metro Creative Services, Boston Herald, 15 Mar. 2026
To celebrate the 250th year of the country's founding, the parade kicked off with Revolutionary march followed by an endless sea of green.
—Paul Burton, CBS News, 15 Mar. 2026
The agency said the IRGC has also expanded its influence far beyond military operations since its founding after the 1979 Iranian Revolution, becoming deeply embedded in the country’s political and economic system.
—Michael Dorgan , Greg Norman-Diamond, FOXNews.com, 14 Mar. 2026
This conversation takes place two years before the founding of the BDS movement, and long before Jewish groups like IfNotNow started protesting Birthright, but Mara’s already skeptical about the idea of being flown to some homeland she’s never cared about.
—Literary Hub, 13 Mar. 2026
Since its founding, Shelby Designs has received more than 100 local, national and international awards, has had their work published in books and top trade journals and exhibited in shows at The Palace of Fine Arts, The Masonic Auditorium and The SF Center for the Book.
—Michael Muchmore, PC Magazine, 13 Mar. 2026
Little noticed in 1997 was the founding of Netflix, which at the time seemed just an evolution of Blockbuster’s sector, renting DVDs by mail.
—Geoff Colvin, Fortune, 13 Mar. 2026
Sammy Loren, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026
More than a decade after founding Kufri, Suleman still feels captivated by traditional weaving techniques passed down through generations of artisans.
—Allison Hatfield, Dallas Morning News, 17 Mar. 2026
Competitors may follow suit, said professor Daniel Sperling, founding director of the Institute of Transportation Studies at UC Davis.
—Rachel Swan, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 Mar. 2026
Among several individual authors represented by the guild in the suit is Jewish author and independent scholar William Goldstein, founding editor of the New York Times’ Books website, whose NEH grant was meant to fund a biography of Jewish LGBTQ playwright and AIDS activist Larry Kramer.
—Andrew Lapin, Sun Sentinel, 16 Mar. 2026
Smith’s is a longtime favorite, now run by Kamika Smith and the fourth generation of the founding Smith family.
—Ben Davidson, Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2026
Genesis is proud to be a founding partner and to be part of that dialogue.
—Rachel Oppenheim, semafor.com, 16 Mar. 2026
But Porcaro and his older brothers/bandmates Jeff (the founding Toto drummer, who died in 1992) and Mike (Toto’s bassist from 1982 to 2007, who died in 2015) were all born in Connecticut.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 15 Mar. 2026
Journalist Bryan Schott covered the Utah Legislature for years with a press pass, but was denied a credential after founding the news website Utah Political Watch.
—ABC News, 10 Mar. 2026
Noun
Under the leadership of Ho, who is being assisted by curators Che Kyongfa, Park Gahee, and Brian Kuan Wood, the Biennale will feature forty-five artists and collectives from twenty countries—the smallest cohort since its 1995 founding.
—News Desk, Artforum, 16 Mar. 2026
This is not the first time Kane County has considered a similar idea for celebrating the upcoming anniversary of the nation’s founding.
—Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
From her titular talk show to the founding of Harpo Productions and the Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN), Winfrey became the first Black woman to achieve billionaire status.
—Metro Creative Services, Boston Herald, 15 Mar. 2026
To celebrate the 250th year of the country's founding, the parade kicked off with Revolutionary march followed by an endless sea of green.
—Paul Burton, CBS News, 15 Mar. 2026
The agency said the IRGC has also expanded its influence far beyond military operations since its founding after the 1979 Iranian Revolution, becoming deeply embedded in the country’s political and economic system.
—Michael Dorgan , Greg Norman-Diamond, FOXNews.com, 14 Mar. 2026
This conversation takes place two years before the founding of the BDS movement, and long before Jewish groups like IfNotNow started protesting Birthright, but Mara’s already skeptical about the idea of being flown to some homeland she’s never cared about.
—Literary Hub, 13 Mar. 2026
Since its founding, Shelby Designs has received more than 100 local, national and international awards, has had their work published in books and top trade journals and exhibited in shows at The Palace of Fine Arts, The Masonic Auditorium and The SF Center for the Book.
—Michael Muchmore, PC Magazine, 13 Mar. 2026
Little noticed in 1997 was the founding of Netflix, which at the time seemed just an evolution of Blockbuster’s sector, renting DVDs by mail.
—Geoff Colvin, Fortune, 13 Mar. 2026
Verb
Loren is the founding editor of the art and literary conceptual ‘tabloid’ On The Rag and curator of the reading series Casual Encountersz.
—Sammy Loren, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026
More than a decade after founding Kufri, Suleman still feels captivated by traditional weaving techniques passed down through generations of artisans.
—Allison Hatfield, Dallas Morning News, 17 Mar. 2026
Competitors may follow suit, said professor Daniel Sperling, founding director of the Institute of Transportation Studies at UC Davis.
—Rachel Swan, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 Mar. 2026
Among several individual authors represented by the guild in the suit is Jewish author and independent scholar William Goldstein, founding editor of the New York Times’ Books website, whose NEH grant was meant to fund a biography of Jewish LGBTQ playwright and AIDS activist Larry Kramer.
—Andrew Lapin, Sun Sentinel, 16 Mar. 2026
Smith’s is a longtime favorite, now run by Kamika Smith and the fourth generation of the founding Smith family.
—Ben Davidson, Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2026
Genesis is proud to be a founding partner and to be part of that dialogue.
—Rachel Oppenheim, semafor.com, 16 Mar. 2026
But Porcaro and his older brothers/bandmates Jeff (the founding Toto drummer, who died in 1992) and Mike (Toto’s bassist from 1982 to 2007, who died in 2015) were all born in Connecticut.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 15 Mar. 2026
Journalist Bryan Schott covered the Utah Legislature for years with a press pass, but was denied a credential after founding the news website Utah Political Watch.
—ABC News, 10 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for founding
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Sarhan said his company also is selling club memberships to the public for about $590 a month, plus an initiation fee.—
Cindy Krischer Goodman,
Sun Sentinel,
16 Mar. 2026
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Barclays initiates Nova Limited as overweight Barclays said in its initiation of Nova Limited that the semiconductor company is well positioned.—
Michael Bloom,
CNBC,
11 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The novel does a better job than, say, Armageddon in establishing why a non-astronaut would be in space.—
Brian Hiatt,
Rolling Stone,
20 Mar. 2026
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After several weeks in which the only aid received by Cuba came from Mexico, which sent food and hygiene products on three occasions, activists and leaders in other countries began establishing support groups and collecting donations.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
20 Mar. 2026
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The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
17 Mar. 2026
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What began as an aspirational fantasy soon transformed into something far larger, the creation of a movement.—
Elisa Bocanegra,
USA Today,
17 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The entire multifamily building sold for $45,000 in the 1970s to pioneering filmmaker Emile de Antonio, known for his documentaries on the Kennedy assassination and the Vietnam War.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
20 Mar. 2026
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Agnes Pockels did pioneering work in surface science.—
Mariel Carr,
Scientific American,
20 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Even veritable institutions in the state, such as Cape Cod Potato Chips, pulled out.—
Betsy McCaughey,
Boston Herald,
16 Mar. 2026
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The institution weaponized its own status.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
15 Mar. 2026
Verb
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And right now, Taylor cannot stop herself from initiating phone sex with Dakota even while sobbing over his indiscretions at Vanderpump Villa.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Vulture,
12 Mar. 2026
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For some people, like those with finicky internet or frequent power outages, initiating a long, slow download that runs in the background for hours or days isn't a viable option.—
Justin Pot,
PC Magazine,
12 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Less than a week after his inauguration, Chile’s arch-conservative president began overseeing preparations to build a border barrier — part of his flagship campaign promise to block immigrants from crossing illegally.—
Nayara Batschke,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Mar. 2026
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Those comments came at the inauguration of the same museum exhibit attended Monday by the king.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Set the scene The Grand Hyatt Deer Valley is the first hotel to open at Deer Valley’s East Village ski base that will serve as the launching point to the resorts’ expanded ski terrain.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 Mar. 2026
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Manteca is launching a pilot program that is aimed at helping entrepreneurs, supporting local small businesses and showcasing the variety of food the city has to offer.—
Carmela Karcher,
CBS News,
21 Mar. 2026
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“Founding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/founding. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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