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as in initiation

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verb

present participle of found
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
Noun
Cates said RayZyn has processed over 1,000 tons of grapes from various California wine regions since its founding. — Lizzie Kane, Sacbee.com, 16 Oct. 2026 Events began in Oakland on Thursday to mark 60 years since the founding of the Black Panther Party. — CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026 Since its founding, Storyteller has made flexible vans with outdoor accoutrements front of mind, building out versatile multi-use spaces for strapping in large cargo during the ride before rearranging into a bedroom/workshop once there. — New Atlas, 15 Oct. 2026 Since its founding, the gala has helped DAC distribute millions of dollars in financial aid to members of the dance community facing life-threatening illness, helping ensure that no dancer faces cancer alone. — Paul Grein, Billboard, 15 Oct. 2026 Americans at the republic’s founding debated that premise — and doubted what the lesson might be. — Maurizio Valsania, The Conversation, 14 Oct. 2026 Named for the festival’s founding year, ABFF97 builds on ABFF’s 30-year history of discovering and championing emerging filmmakers by extending that work beyond the festival circuit and into theatrical release. — Brent Lang, IndieWire, 14 Oct. 2026 Since its founding in 1998, the brand’s couture-to-street ethos has garnered the attention of both the fashion industry and other creative sectors while finding a community of supporters who wear the brand and appreciate the trio’s vision. — Tonya Blazio-Licorish, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2026 But there’s a dark secret behind Griffith Observatory’s founding. — Andrew Coletti, Popular Science, 14 Oct. 2026
Verb
His latest, The Case for America, is a paean to the founding ideals of the country. — Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 16 Oct. 2026 Accenture is the founding partner of Fortune Brainstorm AI events and hosted this session. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2026 There is one less founding organizer of the screenings now that Big Brother seller Banijay and The Traitors owner All3Media have become one, and the new group will bring its 265,000-hour catalog to the UK capital on Wednesday February 24. — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2026 Since founding his multidisciplinary design firm, 22RE, in 2021, Levin has drawn enthusiasm for his sensual, modernist approach to retail and residential interiors. — Leonora Epstein, Architectural Digest, 14 Oct. 2026 Before joining OpenAI, Alfozan was a founding engineer at Nash, an AI firm focused on logistics, according to his LinkedIn page. — Dan Mangan,eamon Javers,paige Tortorelli, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2026 The series will be set in a fictitious Barneys in Beverly Hills, not New York, and the real founding family of the retailer, the Pressman family, has no involvement, the spokesperson said. — Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2026 True Christians honor Christ’s teachings, as patriots honor America’s founding documents and the egalitarian, expansive spirit with which they were written. — Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Oct. 2026 In 2024, the group’s founding four musicians — guitarist Blake Ibanez, guitarist Nick Stewart, bassist Chris Whetzel, and drummer Chris Ulsh — confirmed plans to reunite, enlisting singer Seth Gilmore for a series of live shows that year. — Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for founding
  1. initiation
  2. establishing
  3. creation
  4. pioneering
  5. institution
  6. initiating
  7. inauguration
  8. launching
Noun
  • The bullish call followed a Barclays initiation and $211 price target on Monday.
    — Jeff Marks, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2026
  • And paying the roughly $1 million initiation fee and annual dues of about $44,000 don’t either.
    — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of initiation
Verb
  • For a government overseeing a population dominated by mobile expats, that created a lot of uncertainty in terms of establishing an economic base that can support a welfare system and basic state infrastructure.
    — Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Noah Clowney has flashed as a floor-spacing big without establishing himself over a full season.
    — C.J. Holmes, New York Daily News, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of establishing
Noun
  • Were the paintings acts of negation—attempts to destroy figuration, to bring the history of painting to its knees—or triumphs of creation and renewal?
    — Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The exhibit also dives into innovations from the house, from the use of unconventional materials in high-jewelry creations to the Question Mark, a clasp-free necklace introduced in 1879 that gave women more independence in accessorizing.
    — Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of creation
Verb
  • His larger insight was that pioneering technological networks reconfigure how distance, mobility and military power relate to one another.
    — Gerard Toal, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2026
  • These volumes will offer a glimpse into concepts and interiors endeared by fashion and design alike — and the visionary minds pioneering a new concept of living.
    — Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of pioneering
Noun
  • When the Fondation Cartier exhibition ends, the factory will be returned to Ghana for permanent installation in Kumasi, where Mahama plans to build a new institution.
    — Gameli Hamelo, ARTnews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Research expenditure at higher education institutions rose 11%, to approximately $48 billion.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of institution
Verb
  • The Legislature extended cap-and-invest’s life to 2045 last year, and the state is now initiating the process of linking its market with Washington state.
    — Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
  • When agents begin entering supplier workflows and initiating payments, those questions become foundational.
    — Alex Zuck, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of initiating
Noun
  • Peñalver’s inauguration Friday will follow a Mass honoring the university’s Catholic and Jesuit traditions.
    — Sophia Solano, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Meta donated $1 million to Trump’s inauguration, a move that earned Zuckerberg a prominent spot on the dais alongside a bevy of other tech executives.
    — Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of inauguration
Verb
  • The company crossed $1 million in revenue just 12 months after launching its stream in May 2025.
    — Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The Tesla team put those thrusters to work multiple times during the presentation, at one point launching the Roadster over a line of six vehicles, including a Tesla semi-truck cab.
    — Mike Wall, Space.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of launching

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“Founding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/founding. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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