as in establishing
to be responsible for the creation and early operation or use of
John Harvard did not actually found the university that now bears his name
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Recent Examples of founding
Alicia Park, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Jeffrey Katzenberg—film producer, former DreamWorks CEO, and founding partner of tech investment firm WndrCo—is, perhaps most importantly, a dad and a grandfather.
—Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025
In the years since its founding, the brand has shifted to a mental health and wellness destination, with apparel and initiatives geared toward positive messaging and empathy.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2025
One of these is not like the others There have been 116 justices on the Supreme Court since the nation's founding.
—Susan Page, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025
Kopp's has been a Milwaukee-area staple since its founding in 1950.
—Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Since its founding, APJ has raised more than $36 million and supported over 32,000 students through access to quality education, healthcare, and dignity.
—Patrick Gomez, EW.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Within the letter, the senators asserted that oversight of the Smithsonian rests with Congress from its founding, not the White House.
—Anastasia Tsioulcas, NPR, 5 Sep. 2025
The AfD became Germany’s second most popular party in federal elections earlier this year, reflecting a precipitous rise from obscurity since its founding in 2013.
—Sebastian Shukla, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
Anmol Verma, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
The area around the stadium will be named Maybelle Blair Park after the IWBC founding director emeritus and a former pitcher in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League.
—The Athletic Staff, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
Kirk, the executive director of Turning Point USA, has emerged in recent years as an influential right-wing media pundit after founding the organization at 18.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Filmmakers Joe Brewster and Michèle Stephenson, and Independent Lens founding executive producer Lois Vossen will receive Lifetime Achievement awards at the ceremony on November 12 at New York’s Gotham Hall.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2025
The hires follow the departure of founding partner José Lamali earlier this year.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2025
DanceWorks Chicago, a longtime incubator that wrote the book on springboarding early career performers, plans to sunset at the end of the year, aligned with founding artistic director Julie Nakagawa’s retirement.
—Lauren Warnecke, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
Aspiration was a founding partner for the Intuit Dome, the Clippers’ new home which opened ahead of the 2024-25 NBA season.
—Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2025
In December, Suntory promoted Torii to president, returning control of the Japanese whisky giant to its founding family.
—CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
Through her Art Bridges Foundation, Walton has spent more than $500 million acquiring and loaning out works of American art to more than 230 museums across the country since the nonprofit’s founding in 2016.
—Alicia Park, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Jeffrey Katzenberg—film producer, former DreamWorks CEO, and founding partner of tech investment firm WndrCo—is, perhaps most importantly, a dad and a grandfather.
—Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025
In the years since its founding, the brand has shifted to a mental health and wellness destination, with apparel and initiatives geared toward positive messaging and empathy.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2025
One of these is not like the others There have been 116 justices on the Supreme Court since the nation's founding.
—Susan Page, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025
Kopp's has been a Milwaukee-area staple since its founding in 1950.
—Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Since its founding, APJ has raised more than $36 million and supported over 32,000 students through access to quality education, healthcare, and dignity.
—Patrick Gomez, EW.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Within the letter, the senators asserted that oversight of the Smithsonian rests with Congress from its founding, not the White House.
—Anastasia Tsioulcas, NPR, 5 Sep. 2025
The AfD became Germany’s second most popular party in federal elections earlier this year, reflecting a precipitous rise from obscurity since its founding in 2013.
—Sebastian Shukla, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
Anmol Verma is a founding team member at Finvest, an AI Wealth Advisory Platform, a former institutional investor and a Wharton MBA.
—Anmol Verma, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
The area around the stadium will be named Maybelle Blair Park after the IWBC founding director emeritus and a former pitcher in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League.
—The Athletic Staff, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
Kirk, the executive director of Turning Point USA, has emerged in recent years as an influential right-wing media pundit after founding the organization at 18.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Filmmakers Joe Brewster and Michèle Stephenson, and Independent Lens founding executive producer Lois Vossen will receive Lifetime Achievement awards at the ceremony on November 12 at New York’s Gotham Hall.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2025
The hires follow the departure of founding partner José Lamali earlier this year.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2025
DanceWorks Chicago, a longtime incubator that wrote the book on springboarding early career performers, plans to sunset at the end of the year, aligned with founding artistic director Julie Nakagawa’s retirement.
—Lauren Warnecke, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
Aspiration was a founding partner for the Intuit Dome, the Clippers’ new home which opened ahead of the 2024-25 NBA season.
—Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2025
In December, Suntory promoted Torii to president, returning control of the Japanese whisky giant to its founding family.
—CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for founding
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Union leaders cautiously welcomed the apology, viewing it as a necessary step in establishing trust between Mamdani and law enforcement—a group historically skeptical of his platform.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
12 Sep. 2025
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With the help of the courts, these governments disfranchised Black voters, establishing poll taxes, literacy tests, understanding clauses, and other measures to effectively deny them the vote.—
Time,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
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The cap was knocked out within months of the trade initiation.—
Vineer Bhansali,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Morgan Stanley initiates Miami International as overweight Morgan Stanley said in its initiation of the financial exchange company that Miami International is firing on all cylinders.—
Michael Bloom,
CNBC,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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One of the major findings is that a big threat is likely to come from small independent labs that go too far in pioneering AI systems.—
John Werner,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Many might think that only savvy investors, pioneering founders, and rising CEOs become millionaires overnight—but employees are reaping seven-figure net worths from the successes of their companies, too.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
11 Sep. 2025
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The creation of Anglo Teck could be the spark for Glencore and Rio Tinto to restart their negotiations and for BHP to step up its hunt for copper expansion deals.—
Tim Treadgold,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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These participants’ accounts suggest that initiating divorce is often less about conflict with a partner and more about reclaiming control over one’s life and decisions.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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Trump has previously ordered certain drug cartels — including five Mexican syndicates — to be designated as foreign terrorist organizations, and last month signed a Pentagon directive initiating the use of military force against drug trafficking groups.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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For Driscoll, hints of trouble began even before the inauguration, the lawsuit alleges.—
Carrie Johnson,
NPR,
10 Sep. 2025
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Perhaps to make amends, Varadarajan said, Modi sent his foreign minister to Washington in January to angle for an invitation to the inauguration.—
Vaibhav Vats,
The Atlantic,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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After launching in Europe, the Peel It Back Tour hit the States in early August, treating fans in Oakland, California, to a mix of hits and deep cuts that continue to define their legacy as a seminal force in industrial rock.—
Ed Masley,
AZCentral.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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And the disarming nature of someone like Jon Cryer starting this thing felt good to me rather than just launching right into the chaos.—
Lynette Rice,
Deadline,
13 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Trump’s attempts to strongarm private companies such as tech giants, a string of law firms, and media companies, as well as pressuring higher education institutions, have created an unorthodox playbook that misaligns with conservatives’ traditional fears of government overreach.—
Ramsey Touchberry,
The Washington Examiner,
10 Sep. 2025
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With eight Pulitzer Prizes and reforms sparked in state and local governments, businesses, institutions and more, our reporting ensures that the public interest comes first.—
Hannah Allam,
ProPublica,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Founding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/founding. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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