FOUND Synonyms: 60 Similar and Opposite Words

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Definition of found

as in to establish

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 found The mattresses from the Spanish brand Sivana (founded by former soccer player Miguel Serna) are hypoallergenic and handmade from natural materials (horsehair, linen, wool, and virgin cotton). — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026 Scott and Stauring founded the humanitarian group iACT largely to respond to the crisis in Darfur, a semi-desert plateau in western Sudan that has known nothing but war this century. — Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026 The project is proposed by KozPure Development, a firm co-founded in 2024 by Joshua Wood. — Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2026 Pearson co-founded an organization called Memphis Community Against the Pipeline, in October, 2020. — Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for found

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Petersen’s research established the concept of mild cognitive impairment, which lies between healthy cognitive aging and dementia.

— Richard Sima, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026
Beyond payment speed, Mastercard is also looking to incorporate blockchain and identity data to establish the same level of trust expected across other payment systems, Driver said.

— Jenny Lee, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of establish

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Apple's first foldable comes seven years after Samsung pioneered the category, but the American tech giant is expected to take a sizable chunk of the market.

— MacKenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2026
The perfumer at the start of his career created with L’Artisan Parfumeur’s founder Jean Laporte the Mûre et Musc scent that pioneered fruity fragrances.

— Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of pioneer

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Even the afternoon’s custom table runners, made from archival fabric by FIT Menswear students, nodded to the designer’s signature ikat print, first introduced in 1983.

— Ariel Bielsky, Vogue, 24 Oct. 2026
The first in the ACOTAR series, the romantasy novel introduces us to Feyre Archeron, a human woman who agrees to go live in the fairie realm of Prythian in order to save her family.

— Anna Moeslein, Glamour, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of introduce

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The deep soaking tub and clear shower stall are set pieces in the room, creating a real open and airy feel.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Oct. 2026
Knight may have been thinking about the film for 16 years, but creating the version that is coming out in 2026 wouldn’t have been possible without all of the learnings spread across films like ParaNorman and Kubo and the Two Strings.

— Andrew Webster, The Verge, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of create

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The system monitors equipment conditions, identifies abnormalities, and can initiate automated responses.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2026
All this, not to mention the famous literary lunches initiated by Christina Foyle in 1930 and a fixture in the literary calendar for eighty years.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of initiate

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The first of the line, the Bonifaz, was launched in September of last year and is expected to be officially commissioned into the Navy by 2028.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026
It’s been used all over the world for decades, but now a few brands in the US are slowly launching formulas with it.

— Audrey Noble, Vogue, 24 Oct. 2026

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