launched

verb

past tense of launch
1
as in founded
to be responsible for the creation and early operation or use of after retiring, he launched a small company devoted to making medical devices

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2
as in began
to take the first step in (a process or course of action) she launched a career in journalism after quitting acting school

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3
as in threw
to send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm infantrymen launching grenades at the nest of machine gunners

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Recent Examples of launched Earlier this year, the Dutch adaptation launched on RTL4 to more than 1 million viewers and a Polish version delivered TVN’s biggest primetime launch in five years, according to TF1. — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026 The owner of The Armoury, a four-unit men’s retailer with locations in New York and Hong Kong, has acquired his largest brand, named a new creative director and launched a second career as a pseudo real estate developer. — Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2026 And what about OpenAI’s Sam Altman, whose models hacked their way out of a test this summer and launched a cyberattack against the AI company Hugging Face? — Diane Brady, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2026 Following Saturday's protests, authorities launched a sweeping security crackdown in the capital, detaining more than 2,000 protesters, including several opposition lawmakers. — ABC News, 11 Oct. 2026 The kingdom launched a major offensive last week to support Yemeni government forces fighting the Houthis, but the rebels have so far held their ground. — Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 11 Oct. 2026 Five independent producer organizations from Korea, Indonesia, Philippines, Hong Kong and Taiwan launched a coalition, the Asian Producers Alliance (APA), at Busan’s Asian Contents & Film Market (ACFM). — Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 11 Oct. 2026 The rise and fall of Joe Cool, the Camel cigarette advertising gimmick that launched a thousand teen smokers, was accomplished with a more top-down approach. — Kent Sepkowitz, STAT, 5 Oct. 2026 Since leaving Sheeran’s tour, Macklemore has launched his own headlining Free Palestine Tour, with dates already sold out. — Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 4 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for launched
  1. founded
  2. began
  3. threw
  4. established
  5. commenced
  6. hurled
  7. initiated
  8. started
Verb
  • The sisters also founded fashion accessories label Dannijo in 2008, expanding into sports with DannijoPro.
    — Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Trump posted a video Thursday night that directly called El-Sayed a member of the group, which was founded in Egypt; his administration has designated chapters as terrorist organizations.
    — Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of founded
Verb
  • In more recent times, moreover, the first steps taken by the Third Reich toward the Holocaust began with the economic boycott of the Jews, who were accused of harming the businesses and positions of their Aryan counterparts.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The competition began in 2013 as an idea from the Murrell family to celebrate the franchise’s crew.
    — Mya Copeland, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of began
Verb
  • The little girl would later tell officers that her brother grabbed the knife and threw it at her, the blade hitting her chest.
    — Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Patrick Mahomes threw for 382 yards and three touchdowns, improving to 8-0 in regular-season overtime games.
    — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of threw
Verb
  • The result nevertheless established an auction record for the artist.
    — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Curated by Javier Garcia Puerto, the program has been celebrating filmmakers who challenge cinematic conventions, bringing together emerging voices and established directors.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of established
Verb
  • The evening commenced with cocktails and hors d’oeuvres as literary and fashion insiders arrived at the private members club.
    — Brianna J. Heath, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Zedwell responded by asking to include a redevelopment break clause in the new lease that would entitle them to terminate the lease at 6 months’ notice at any time once the new lease has commenced.
    — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of commenced
Verb
  • Authorities deployed tear gas and a water cannon at the protesters, some of whom hurled projectiles at riot police.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026
  • When campaigning for parliament in 2024, Farage had a milkshake thrown at him by a woman and on another occasion objects were hurled towards his open-top bus by a man.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of hurled
Verb
  • The previous year, the agency initiated 541 chases, according to department data.
    — Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Netflix has initiated a major round of layoffs Wednesday, eliminating about 6% of its global staff or some 1,000 jobs for its biggest round of job cuts in four years.
    — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of initiated
Verb
  • The problem is two of the guys have started dating between last year and this year.
    — R. Eric Thomas, Washington Post, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Eight years ago, Mann started his business in the living room of his apartment and was shooting on iPhones.
    — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of started

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“Launched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/launched. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.

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