FOUNDED Synonyms: 61 Similar and Opposite Words

founded

verb

past tense of found

as in established

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 founded The sisters also founded fashion accessories label Dannijo in 2008, expanding into sports with DannijoPro. — Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026 Trump posted a video Thursday night that directly called El-Sayed a member of the group, which was founded in Egypt; his administration has designated chapters as terrorist organizations. — Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 16 Oct. 2026 The project involves researchers from Pittsburgh’s Swanson School of Engineering and Sensible Photonics, a startup co-founded by Pitt professor Paul Ohodnicki. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026 Composed of the Hernández brothers (Jorge, Hernán, Eduardo and Luis) and cousin Óscar Lara, Los Tigres Del Norte was founded in the late 1960s in the Sinaloan town of Rosa Morada and settled in San José. — Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026 Dude Perfect was founded in 2009 when Tyler Toney, Coby Cotton, Cory Cotton, Garrett Hilbert and Cody Jones were all students at Texas A&M and decided to start a trick shot YouTube channel. — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2026 The festival was founded in 1981 by Robert Redford and had previously been held in Park City, Utah. — Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026 Ho, who co-founded 852 Films, picked up the Fantastic Icon Award at BIFAN’s 30th edition, honoring her body of work in genre film. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026 Fabscrap was founded in 2016 by New York City Department of Sanitation employee Jessica Schreiber. — Bella Webb, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2026

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The result nevertheless established an auction record for the artist.

— Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 14 Oct. 2026
Curated by Javier Garcia Puerto, the program has been celebrating filmmakers who challenge cinematic conventions, bringing together emerging voices and established directors.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of established

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The original Ocarina of Time pioneered 3D video games and established action mechanics that still reign over the industry.

— James Perkins Mastromarino, NPR, 14 Oct. 2026
Taking a page from SpaceX’s playbook If the design feels familiar, that is because SpaceX pioneered it.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of pioneered

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Instead, as Israel moved closer to a historic agreement with Saudi Arabia, Hamas launched an assault that upended the region, plunging it into war.

— Eric Cortellessa, Time, 18 Oct. 2026
When the Gulf state launched its golden visa in 2019, the government offered 10-year residency to people who could invest at least $545,000 into property as well as to researchers, teachers and specialized talent.

— Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of launched

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The previous year, the agency initiated 541 chases, according to department data.

— Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 15 Oct. 2026
Netflix has initiated a major round of layoffs Wednesday, eliminating about 6% of its global staff or some 1,000 jobs for its biggest round of job cuts in four years.

— Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of initiated

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Everyone duly introduced, the crew gets to work preparing for the first charter.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 13 Oct. 2026
First introduced on Italy’s Canale 5 in 1999, the word game has appeared in more than 10,000 episodes across 12 countries, according to Good Formats.

— Emiliano de Pablos, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of introduced

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Here are the best, smartest and most revolutionary titles the genre created.

— Theara Coleman, TheWeek, 19 Oct. 2026
Using a form created specifically for the Department of Correction, eligible voters can apply for, receive and return their absentee ballots in a timely manner.

— Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of created

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But the arrangement rejects the conflict of interest protections that his recent predecessors in office had instituted.

— Fatima Hussein, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
In 2001, the Dutch instituted a revised policy, under which Von Saher claimed for return of some other works in 2004, but not the Cranach.

— Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 16 Oct. 2026

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