as in establishing
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
Brent Lang, Variety, 29 Oct. 2025
Two works showing the founding of Talladega and the building of the school’s Savery Library will remain on campus.
—News Desk, Artforum, 29 Oct. 2025
The only way to end slavery at the founding was to create a federal government empowered to make domestic and foreign policy for the states.
—Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025
Wilders, who has led the PVV since its founding in 2006, gave up his claim to be prime minister last year in order to bring other right-wing parties into the coalition.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 28 Oct. 2025
The announcement carries particular resonance as Majid Al Futtaim marks the 30th anniversary of its founding.
—Ritu Upadhyay, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2025
Since its founding, the brand has become known for combining modern design with inclusivity and cultural storytelling.
—Essence, 28 Oct. 2025
In the book — co-written with Adem Tepedelen — Thayil will dig into his childhood in Chicago, his move to Seattle, the founding of Soundgarden with Chris Cornell and Hiro Yamamoto, the rise of grunge, and more.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2025
Instagram, too, sold less than two years after its founding.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2025
JSTOR Daily, 23 Oct. 2025
Following the death of founding KISS guitarist Ace Frehley last Thursday at age 74, the Morris County, New Jersey medical examiner’s office is conducting a series of exams to determine the rocker’s cause of death.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 23 Oct. 2025
Vernadsky had left the Russian Empire via the Crimea during the revolution, leaving behind his family, including his father, Vladimir (Volodymyr), a renowned mineralogist and geophysicist who became the founding president of the Ukrainian Academy of Sciences in 1918.
—Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
Limp Bizkit’s tour plans will remain on schedule despite the death of founding bassist Sam Rivers, organizers hosting one of the band’s upcoming shows informed fans this week.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2025
McArthur replied that, yes, the administration agreed with that point of view, prompting Bennett to ask him whether George Washington could have retained control over local militias years after founding-era rebellions had ended.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2025
Two decades after co-founding the Dodos with drummer Logan Kroeber, singer and guitarist Meric Long will release his first solo album under his own name.
—Matthew Strauss, Pitchfork, 21 Oct. 2025
Andrej Karpathy, a prominent AI researcher who was part of the founding group at OpenAI and headed AI at Tesla for a number of years, appeared on the Dwarkesh Podcast and said that artificial general intelligence (AGI) is likely still about a decade away.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025
The university’s Black Alumni Scholarship Fund is now called the Goins Alumni Scholarship Fund, named after its founding donor Lennon Goins, according to a press release last week.
—Calmatters, Oc Register, 21 Oct. 2025
Verb
The film was written and directed by Tuttle and produced by Bijan Kazerooni, Will Youmans, Waylon Sall and Adam Kersh, founding partner of Fusion Entertainment.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 29 Oct. 2025
Two works showing the founding of Talladega and the building of the school’s Savery Library will remain on campus.
—News Desk, Artforum, 29 Oct. 2025
The only way to end slavery at the founding was to create a federal government empowered to make domestic and foreign policy for the states.
—Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025
Wilders, who has led the PVV since its founding in 2006, gave up his claim to be prime minister last year in order to bring other right-wing parties into the coalition.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 28 Oct. 2025
The announcement carries particular resonance as Majid Al Futtaim marks the 30th anniversary of its founding.
—Ritu Upadhyay, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2025
Since its founding, the brand has become known for combining modern design with inclusivity and cultural storytelling.
—Essence, 28 Oct. 2025
In the book — co-written with Adem Tepedelen — Thayil will dig into his childhood in Chicago, his move to Seattle, the founding of Soundgarden with Chris Cornell and Hiro Yamamoto, the rise of grunge, and more.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2025
Instagram, too, sold less than two years after its founding.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2025
Noun
If, as Lloyd Matthews has argued, America’s founding ideals of liberty are intimately linked to Julius Caesar, that connection should remind us that such liberty requires due process to function properly.
—JSTOR Daily, 23 Oct. 2025
Following the death of founding KISS guitarist Ace Frehley last Thursday at age 74, the Morris County, New Jersey medical examiner’s office is conducting a series of exams to determine the rocker’s cause of death.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 23 Oct. 2025
Vernadsky had left the Russian Empire via the Crimea during the revolution, leaving behind his family, including his father, Vladimir (Volodymyr), a renowned mineralogist and geophysicist who became the founding president of the Ukrainian Academy of Sciences in 1918.
—Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
Limp Bizkit’s tour plans will remain on schedule despite the death of founding bassist Sam Rivers, organizers hosting one of the band’s upcoming shows informed fans this week.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2025
McArthur replied that, yes, the administration agreed with that point of view, prompting Bennett to ask him whether George Washington could have retained control over local militias years after founding-era rebellions had ended.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2025
Two decades after co-founding the Dodos with drummer Logan Kroeber, singer and guitarist Meric Long will release his first solo album under his own name.
—Matthew Strauss, Pitchfork, 21 Oct. 2025
Andrej Karpathy, a prominent AI researcher who was part of the founding group at OpenAI and headed AI at Tesla for a number of years, appeared on the Dwarkesh Podcast and said that artificial general intelligence (AGI) is likely still about a decade away.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025
The university’s Black Alumni Scholarship Fund is now called the Goins Alumni Scholarship Fund, named after its founding donor Lennon Goins, according to a press release last week.
—Calmatters, Oc Register, 21 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for founding
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Enabling continuous power while driving can transform the economics of electrifying freight, and establishing the manufacturing of ERS components supports regional industrial capacity.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Oct. 2025
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The latest controls aim to tighten its grip on the supply chains that move rare earths from mine to market—and preempt other nations from establishing their own.—
Young Kim,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In 2018, for example, Lucas Pablo was convicted of assault for allegedly attacking an M2 Norteño member with a baseball bat during an gang initiation, records show.—
Harry Harris,
Mercury News,
29 Oct. 2025
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Following this stage, a general project plan will be developed which will lead to the initiation of a special process to select a concessionaire for each terminal.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
28 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The American way of life has always been about pioneering.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Oct. 2025
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At the center of the exhibition is a sculpture of Matthew Fontaine Maury, a Confederate naval officer and pioneering oceanographer, who stands in front of an enormous bronze globe.—
Julian Lucas,
New Yorker,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Cities are the engines for innovation, job creation and growth in most countries.—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
29 Oct. 2025
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The new content-creation space will provide access to Adobe’s video-editing tools including exclusive effects, transitions, title presets and more tailored to YouTube Shorts.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
28 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The maximum group size is eight people and the tour route (starting in Deer Valley or Snowbird) is chosen by the initiating reservation.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
24 Oct. 2025
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Similarly, absence of speech by age two or difficulty initiating interactions between ages three and five warrants attention.—
Malana VanTyler,
USA Today,
23 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Construction on those projects are scheduled for completion by January 2027, before the next gubernatorial inauguration.—
Vivian Jones,
Nashville Tennessean,
24 Oct. 2025
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At Pope Leo's inauguration mass in May, four royal women attended in white ensembles.—
Stephanie Petit,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Gigantic magnetic bubbles also break free from the Sun as the solar magnetic field reconfigures, launching up to fifty billion tons of plasma into interplanetary space.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Oct. 2025
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Two veteran data journalists are launching a new investigative publication to cover rising authoritarianism from the shadowy corners of the internet.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
27 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Africa’s democracy index score has regressed recently, shrinking each of the past six years, pointing at voter dissatisfaction and weakening institutions.—
Jeronimo Gonzalez,
semafor.com,
28 Oct. 2025
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The criminal investigation related to the Hope Florida Foundation has reached one of the legal system’s most secretive institutions — a grand jury.—
Romy Ellenbogen,
Miami Herald,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Founding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/founding. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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