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as in founds
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 begins
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 throws
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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as in starts
the point at which something begins
we are at the launch of a new age of space exploration
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Recent Examples of launches
Peter White, Deadline, 24 Oct. 2025
Without hesitation, Estevao launches himself and tries an overhead kick.
—Simon Johnson, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
The rom-com launches a tour October 25 in Seattle, followed by San Francisco, Los Angeles, and New York before a nationwide theatrical release November 14 via its production and distribution arm, Camp Studios.
—Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 23 Oct. 2025
The Midwest Princess Project launches with more than $400,000 in donations raised through ticket sales from Roan’s Visions of Damsels & Other Dangerous Things pop-up concerts.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2025
As the book launches on Tuesday, Soare has already received overwhelmingly positive feedback from her clients and friends.
—Emily Burns, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2025
Based in Toronto but serving clients across North America and around the world, Vero launches ahead of the FIFA World Cup 2026 with a mandate to support both global and domestic brands that will be on full display and looking to maximize the impact of their sponsorships.
—Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 17 Oct. 2025
SpaceX currently launches rockets from four sites — Vandenberg, Starbase in South Texas, and Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and NASA's Kennedy Space Center, which are next door to each other on Florida's Space Coast.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 17 Oct. 2025
The iOS app officially launches on October 17 and promises to change how players connect with fans, control their content, and monetize their digital presence.
—Evan Dammarell, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 7 Nov. 2025
As orbital launches and other space activities have increased, so have the fragments produced by collisions, accidental breakups, spent rocket stages, and more.
—Humberto Basilio, Scientific American, 7 Nov. 2025
Some launches, such as Blue Origin's launch of the NASA ESCAPADE mission set for Sunday or a mission to the ISS, must go on time to send the spacecraft on the correct trajectory.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
The launches came from leading boatbuilders and industry start-ups.
—Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 7 Nov. 2025
Starlink has been a huge driver of the recent boom in Falcon 9 launches.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 6 Nov. 2025
Downstream, late launches miss peak consumer interest, hurting full-price sell-through and piling up excess inventory.
—Raj Dhiman, Sourcing Journal, 6 Nov. 2025
As soon as the public-private partnership TrumpRx launches, patients using the service will pay roughly $350 for a month's supply of the injectable drugs, according to senior administration officials.
—Michelle Stoddart, ABC News, 6 Nov. 2025
Biannual launches have become the norm for the Shenzhou program, which has in the past year reached new milestones with the deployment of Chinese astronauts born in the 1990s, a world-record spacewalk, and plans to train and send the first foreign astronaut, from Pakistan, to Tiangong next year.
—Reuters, CNN Money, 1 Nov. 2025
Verb
The series, which launches on October 28, is produced by Bloomberg, in partnership with No Smiling.
—Peter White, Deadline, 24 Oct. 2025
Without hesitation, Estevao launches himself and tries an overhead kick.
—Simon Johnson, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
The rom-com launches a tour October 25 in Seattle, followed by San Francisco, Los Angeles, and New York before a nationwide theatrical release November 14 via its production and distribution arm, Camp Studios.
—Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 23 Oct. 2025
The Midwest Princess Project launches with more than $400,000 in donations raised through ticket sales from Roan’s Visions of Damsels & Other Dangerous Things pop-up concerts.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2025
As the book launches on Tuesday, Soare has already received overwhelmingly positive feedback from her clients and friends.
—Emily Burns, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2025
Based in Toronto but serving clients across North America and around the world, Vero launches ahead of the FIFA World Cup 2026 with a mandate to support both global and domestic brands that will be on full display and looking to maximize the impact of their sponsorships.
—Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 17 Oct. 2025
SpaceX currently launches rockets from four sites — Vandenberg, Starbase in South Texas, and Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and NASA's Kennedy Space Center, which are next door to each other on Florida's Space Coast.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 17 Oct. 2025
The iOS app officially launches on October 17 and promises to change how players connect with fans, control their content, and monetize their digital presence.
—Evan Dammarell, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
Notably, Stefanik is not narrating the video, a feature typical of most campaign launches, when the candidate speaks directly to appeal to the voter.
—Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 7 Nov. 2025
As orbital launches and other space activities have increased, so have the fragments produced by collisions, accidental breakups, spent rocket stages, and more.
—Humberto Basilio, Scientific American, 7 Nov. 2025
Some launches, such as Blue Origin's launch of the NASA ESCAPADE mission set for Sunday or a mission to the ISS, must go on time to send the spacecraft on the correct trajectory.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
The launches came from leading boatbuilders and industry start-ups.
—Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 7 Nov. 2025
Starlink has been a huge driver of the recent boom in Falcon 9 launches.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 6 Nov. 2025
Downstream, late launches miss peak consumer interest, hurting full-price sell-through and piling up excess inventory.
—Raj Dhiman, Sourcing Journal, 6 Nov. 2025
As soon as the public-private partnership TrumpRx launches, patients using the service will pay roughly $350 for a month's supply of the injectable drugs, according to senior administration officials.
—Michelle Stoddart, ABC News, 6 Nov. 2025
Biannual launches have become the norm for the Shenzhou program, which has in the past year reached new milestones with the deployment of Chinese astronauts born in the 1990s, a world-record spacewalk, and plans to train and send the first foreign astronaut, from Pakistan, to Tiangong next year.
—Reuters, CNN Money, 1 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for launches
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Poetry is a feeling worth getting down, a process that begins with attending and listening.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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The offseason begins in earnest now that the Los Angeles Dodgers defended their title by beating the Toronto Blue Jays in Saturday night’s epic Game 7.—
Patrick Mooney,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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Some short, quick throws might’ve been effective.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
3 Nov. 2025
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The pilot episode of I Love LA captures the distance dynamic perfectly; when a character visiting from New York proposes a last-minute trip to the beach (starting from Silver Lake on the East side), one friend within the group throws his hands up with a hard no.—
Rachel Brodsky,
Rolling Stone,
3 Nov. 2025
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Charlotte Douglas is the sixth-busiest airport in the world for takeoffs and landings.—
Chase Jordan
Updated November 5,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Nov. 2025
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At Hartsfield-Jackson alone, for instance, there are close to 800,000 movements – takeoffs or landings – each year.—
Zoe Sottile,
CNN Money,
27 Oct. 2025
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The cash payments have also led to higher birth weights and longer breastfeeding periods for babies, the Bridge Project says, both of which signal healthier starts to a child's life.—
Jordan Smith,
IndyStar,
5 Nov. 2025
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The workout flurry comes while the Bears sit at one of their better starts (5-3) and navigate a crucial midseason stretch — one in which maintaining a steady run game will be important to protect QB Caleb Williams and an evolving offense.—
Rowan Fisher-Shotton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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Another provision establishes an access ban for minors.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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The endowment establishes the Kevin Feige Division of Film & Television Production and will be a source of funding for faculty, students with additional programmatic support.—
Leia Mendoza,
Variety,
4 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Just last week, the Facchino Family began demolishing structures at its 13-acre property at 1655 Berryessa Road before construction commences on a new mixed-income neighborhood near the BART Station.—
Devan Patel,
Mercury News,
29 Oct. 2025
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Here, for now, are three pressing questions as the offseason commences.—
Matt Gelb,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
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Captives of a human trafficking ring, their fight for survival turns even more desperate when a violent storm hurls their container into the ocean.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
20 Oct. 2025
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The collision hurls Keevik toward me, nearly tossing me into the water.—
Chloe Berge,
AFAR Media,
15 Oct. 2025
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Esther isn’t using their beginnings as a weapon, but as a lesson.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
24 Oct. 2025
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During the interview, the singer discussed success and her career beginnings and shared that her dream was to become a movie director.—
Karla Rodriguez,
Footwear News,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Launches.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/launches. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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