LAUNCHED Synonyms: 134 Similar and Opposite Words

launched

verb

past tense of launch

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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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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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 Instead, Colorado received two stores, and six decades later, the one launched in Glendale remains one of the company’s most active. —

Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 31 May 2026 Disney’s bet on sports and streaming amplified last August when the company launched the ESPN direct-to-consumer streaming app, which features all of the content from its TV network as well as exclusive programming. —

Lillian Rizzo, CNBC, 31 May 2026 The Artificial Intelligence Underwriting Company launched in July 2025, among a few startups in this category. —

Alex Lazarow, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026 The British, however, had not given up their claims on the rapidly growing United States, and in late 1814 launched an attack on New Orleans, hoping to control both the port and its control of the Mississippi River traffic. —

Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 31 May 2026 Hezbollah has launched thousands of missiles and drones at Israeli soldiers in southern Lebanon and northern Israel. —

Arkansas Online, 31 May 2026 The Padres second baseman launched a solo home run off Nationals starter Foster Griffin 451 feet. —

Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 31 May 2026 Missions like The Planetary Society’s Lightsail 2 (launched in 2019) and Japan's Ikaros solar sail (which flew to Venus in 2010) proved that the fundamentals of lightsail propulsion could work. —

Kiona N. Smith, Space.com, 31 May 2026 China successfully launched another spacecraft Sunday that is set to carry three astronauts to its space station. —

CBS News, 24 May 2026

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The backstory The property opened in March 2015 as the first hotel of the 1 Hotels brand founded by Barry Sternlight, and resides in the former Gansevoort Hotel.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
The Tea Party, that movement of grass-roots right-wing anger that evolved into MAGA, was founded the same year.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 June 2026