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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 takeoffs
a rising from a surface at the start of a flight (as of a rocket)
the reporters held their collective breath as they silently watched the space shuttle's launch
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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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“Launches.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/launches. Accessed 28 Nov. 2023.
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