FOUNDS Synonyms: 60 Similar and Opposite Words

founds

verb

present tense third-person singular of found

as in establishes

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 founds Goldschmied enters a partnership with Renzo Rosso and co-founds Diesel. —

Maria Cristina Pavarini, Footwear News, 18 May 2026 Last year, people searching for missing relatives founds piles of shoes and other clothing, as well as bone fragments at what authorities later said was a Jalisco cartel recruitment and training site. —

Fabiola Sanchez, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Feb. 2026 Last year, people searching for missing relatives founds piles of shoes and other clothing, as well as bone fragments, at what authorities later said was a Jalisco cartel recruitment and training site. —

Garrett Haake, NBC news, 22 Feb. 2026 Jackson also founds the National Rainbow Coalition, whose mission is to protect, defend and gain civil rights by leveling the economic and educational playing fields, and to promote peace and justice around the world. —

Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026 But the gun has more limited ammunition compared to semi-automatic pistols that can carry 10 to 17 founds or more. —

Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 28 Nov. 2025

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The Quran establishes humanity’s role as Khalifahs (stewards) of the Earth.

— Mariam Amini, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 June 2026
The study does not demonstrate a complete chloride-ion battery but instead establishes a promising electrolyte platform that could support future battery development.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 June 2026