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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
Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 8 Nov. 2025
The new series, which launches on November 12, is a combination of the original Hot Ones with the classic party game.
—Peter White, Deadline, 7 Nov. 2025
Blue Origin also launches New Shepard from Texas The New Glenn spacecraft is not to be confused with Blue Origin's much smaller New Shepard rocket that the company launches from West Texas on brief trips taking paying passengers high above Earth's atmosphere.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
The menu launches alongside Panera’s holiday cups and a $1 soup deal.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
Mayor-elect Mary Sheffield launches Rise Higher Detroit to lead transition.
—Dana Afana, Freep.com, 5 Nov. 2025
Downtown Boise hotel launches Golden Guest initiative The Sparrow is celebrating its national recognition with a yearlong Golden Guest initiative.
—Idaho Statesman, 4 Nov. 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
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
Located on Florida's Space Coast, where NASA launches actually happen, Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex puts you right in the heart of America's space program.
—Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 8 Nov. 2025
The new series, which launches on November 12, is a combination of the original Hot Ones with the classic party game.
—Peter White, Deadline, 7 Nov. 2025
Blue Origin also launches New Shepard from Texas The New Glenn spacecraft is not to be confused with Blue Origin's much smaller New Shepard rocket that the company launches from West Texas on brief trips taking paying passengers high above Earth's atmosphere.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
The menu launches alongside Panera’s holiday cups and a $1 soup deal.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
Mayor-elect Mary Sheffield launches Rise Higher Detroit to lead transition.
—Dana Afana, Freep.com, 5 Nov. 2025
Downtown Boise hotel launches Golden Guest initiative The Sparrow is celebrating its national recognition with a yearlong Golden Guest initiative.
—Idaho Statesman, 4 Nov. 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
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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On the plane, Dick clutches the slingshot and begins sweating and muttering to himself before becoming unresponsive.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
10 Nov. 2025
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Hydroplaning is the term for when a vehicle begins sliding uncontrollably on wet roads.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Nov. 2025
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Principal photography is underway in Dallas, Texas, on the film which follows the Kassis family, whose healthy young son, Jade, is suddenly stricken with HLH — a rare and deadly blood disorder that throws them into a battle for his life.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
10 Nov. 2025
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The 5-foot-11, 154-pound Imai throws a mix of six pitches, but is more than simply a deception specialist.—
Jon Vankin,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 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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So commences a night of harrowing encounters and trauma both physical and mental, starting with Ron and Mike’s trip to meet Oliver at a bar after one of his shows.—
Ben Rosenstock,
Vulture,
10 Nov. 2025
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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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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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This is a year of new beginnings and adventures!—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
8 Nov. 2025
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In straightforward and compelling prose, Sammy, then 40, tells the story of his vaudeville beginnings, his growth as an entertainer, and his movement through America.—
Questlove,
The Atlantic,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Launches.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/launches. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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