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 Jean-Marie Le Pen founds the far-right National Front, building it around anti-immigration and nationalist policies. — ABC News, 6 July 2026 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for founds
  1. establishes
  2. initiates
  3. introduces
  4. launches
  5. creates
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  • This discovery establishes a new way to couple mechanical motion and electricity at the smallest scales, opening new possibilities for molecular electronics.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Article 5 of the NATO charter contains the alliance's mutual-defense guarantee, which establishes that an attack on one is an attack on all.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of establishes
Verb
  • If the release of taurine initiates NLRP3 inflammation, would supplementing the macrophages with taurine stop inflammation?
    — Kristel Tjandra, Hartford Courant, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Archdiocese initiates church investigation The Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas issued a statement Tuesday responding to Storey’s guilty plea.
    — Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of initiates
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  • Next, the Alo Aspen Lace-Up Boot, which also retails for $375, introduces a winter silhouette defined by wraparound laces, a plush, textured upper and a chunky, treaded sole.
    — Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2026
  • The proclamation reiterates the administration's goals with NASA's Artemis program to return American astronauts to the moon by 2028 and eventually sending astronauts to Mars, but introduces no new funding, programs or policy directives.
    — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of introduces
Verb
  • JioHotstar remains in business with Johar, with Student of the Year, a TV spin-off of the 2012 film set within modern youth culture, launches this month.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Fuel is the rescue budget A servicing spacecraft, like LINK, launches with a finite supply of propellant.
    — Wanjiku Chebet Kanjumba, The Conversation, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of launches
Verb
  • Their activity creates a growing stream of branch updates, code reviews, merges, and repository downloads.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Proposition 40 creates a one-time, 5% tax on Californians whose net worth exceeds $1 billion.
    — Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of creates

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“Founds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/founds. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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