LAUNCHING Synonyms: 131 Similar and Opposite Words

launching

verb

present participle of launch

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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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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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 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 Meta joined the race on September 8, 2026, launching Muse, a personal AI agent designed to act across apps and the web via a secure virtual machine. — Lauren Schuster, Sacbee.com, 16 Oct. 2026 Big Walk’s co-op multiplayer walking adventure has proved popular since launching in August, but Xbox players have been excluded from the fun — and now the game’s creators have explained why. — Jess Weatherbed, The Verge, 15 Oct. 2026 Talarico has raised more than $134 million since launching his campaign last year, according to his campaign ahead of the quarterly filing deadline with the Federal Election Commission. — Luke Fountain, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026 Her first job for the streamer was launching its unscripted programing, as well as overseeing its licensing and co-productions. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2026 Ossoff demands Collins account for Iran war Discussion about tariffs and trade at Georgia's ports became a launching point for Ossoff to mention the war with Iran. — AJC.com, 9 Oct. 2026 Qianfan began launching spacecraft in August 2024 and had 256 satellites in orbit as of September, according to the report. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2026

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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

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With Saleh beginning his Tennessee tenure at 0-5, his head coaching record in the NFL sits at 20-41 overall after a multi-season stint with the New York Jets.

— Mark Harris OutKick, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2026
County documents show plans for Station 34 were outlined alongside other fire station projects beginning in 2016.

— Monique John, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of beginning

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Jayden Daniels nearly salvaged the night without his top weapon, throwing second-half touchdown passes to Stefon Diggs and Rachaad White to cut the deficit to 23-17 before the 49ers' defense held firm on Washington's final possession.

— Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2026
His final output was nothing to write home about, throwing for 264 yards to no touchdowns and one interception, but Dieffenbach more than passed the eye test.

— Connor Dullinger, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026

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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

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Moody's, citing PitchBook data, said private equity distributions dropped from more than 30% of starting net asset value in 2022 to about 12% today.

— Hugh Leask, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026
Plasma will fully adopt the Wayland system and put support for starting new X11 sessions in Plasma to bed.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of starting

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