1
as in establishing
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 beginning
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 throwing
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 launching
Gigantic magnetic bubbles also break free from the Sun as the solar magnetic field reconfigures, launching up to fifty billion tons of plasma into interplanetary space.
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Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2025
Two veteran data journalists are launching a new investigative publication to cover rising authoritarianism from the shadowy corners of the internet.
—Max Tani, semafor.com, 27 Oct. 2025
China has been building the world’s largest navy, launching high-tech warships at a frenetic pace under the leadership of Xi Jinping, putting pressure on the United States and its Pacific allies to keep pace.
—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2025
Celebrity Cruises has taken delivery of its newest ship, Celebrity Xcel, debuting in November 2025 with fresh spaces inspired by traveler feedback — plus announced construction on Celebrity Xcite, launching in 2028.
—Josh Rivera, USA Today, 25 Oct. 2025
Protesters continued to clashed with law enforcement early Friday morning on Coast Guard Island in Alameda County, where CBP was supposed to stage before launching its Bay Area raids.
—Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 25 Oct. 2025
Moreno spent her early years in Puerto Rico before launching an acting career that would make her the third person to earn the prestigious EGOT.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2025
In May 2024, five days before launching a new chatbot version, OpenAI changed its safety protocols, the lawsuit said.
—Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 24 Oct. 2025
Broadly speaking, the head coach wants his side to bait the opposition onto them before launching long passes into the channels for his wing-backs or attacking midfielders to chase.
—Carl Anka, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2025
Two veteran data journalists are launching a new investigative publication to cover rising authoritarianism from the shadowy corners of the internet.
—Max Tani, semafor.com, 27 Oct. 2025
China has been building the world’s largest navy, launching high-tech warships at a frenetic pace under the leadership of Xi Jinping, putting pressure on the United States and its Pacific allies to keep pace.
—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2025
Celebrity Cruises has taken delivery of its newest ship, Celebrity Xcel, debuting in November 2025 with fresh spaces inspired by traveler feedback — plus announced construction on Celebrity Xcite, launching in 2028.
—Josh Rivera, USA Today, 25 Oct. 2025
Protesters continued to clashed with law enforcement early Friday morning on Coast Guard Island in Alameda County, where CBP was supposed to stage before launching its Bay Area raids.
—Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 25 Oct. 2025
Moreno spent her early years in Puerto Rico before launching an acting career that would make her the third person to earn the prestigious EGOT.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2025
In May 2024, five days before launching a new chatbot version, OpenAI changed its safety protocols, the lawsuit said.
—Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 24 Oct. 2025
Broadly speaking, the head coach wants his side to bait the opposition onto them before launching long passes into the channels for his wing-backs or attacking midfielders to chase.
—Carl Anka, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for launching
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Enabling continuous power while driving can transform the economics of electrifying freight, and establishing the manufacturing of ERS components supports regional industrial capacity.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Oct. 2025
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The latest controls aim to tighten its grip on the supply chains that move rare earths from mine to market—and preempt other nations from establishing their own.—
Young Kim,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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Yet, with the rest of the squad beginning their preparations for a midweek trip to Hartlepool United in the League Cup, his absence had alarm bells ringing.—
Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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The June 2025 Social Security and Medicare trustees’ report states that Social Security’s trust funds, which cover old age and disability recipients, will be unable to pay full benefits beginning in 2034.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
24 Oct. 2025
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Jourdan is a relatively calm ghost (staff report objects being moved around the restaurant), but there’s a slightly more active spirit in the Courtyard Bar, where there have been three instances of an unknown source throwing a glass from across the room.—
Sophie Friedman,
AFAR Media,
22 Oct. 2025
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The duo is throwing a party—Eileen will be there, along with her current paramour, also a collaborator in her work, Thea Clifton (Imogen Poots)—though tragedy will strike by the night’s end.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
22 Oct. 2025
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If, as Lloyd Matthews has argued, America’s founding ideals of liberty are intimately linked to Julius Caesar, that connection should remind us that such liberty requires due process to function properly.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
23 Oct. 2025
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Following the death of founding KISS guitarist Ace Frehley last Thursday at age 74, the Morris County, New Jersey medical examiner’s office is conducting a series of exams to determine the rocker’s cause of death.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
23 Oct. 2025
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The case is scheduled to be heard in London’s High Court, commencing on October 28.—
Madeline Coleman,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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The rebate checks were issued for three consecutive years, commencing in 1999.—
Robert Goulder,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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After her 2023 arrest, Lorincz admitted to hurling racial slurs at the children, according to the arrest affidavit.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
21 Oct. 2025
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Walking away from a fight or turning the other cheek at someone hurling insults your way would be an insult to our own ego and pride.—
Ed Lavandera,
CNN Money,
11 Oct. 2025
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The maximum group size is eight people and the tour route (starting in Deer Valley or Snowbird) is chosen by the initiating reservation.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
24 Oct. 2025
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Similarly, absence of speech by age two or difficulty initiating interactions between ages three and five warrants attention.—
Malana VanTyler,
USA Today,
23 Oct. 2025
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But her office meeting calendar is starting to show clues.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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In northern Michigan, Dana Tuller is starting her third job as a warehouse sorter.—
Nushrat Rahman,
Freep.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Launching.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/launching. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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