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 One of the houses reportedly belonged to Chen Mechan, or Mad Dog, the gang accused of launching the attack on the technicians. — Widlore Mérancourt, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026 French authorities will be launching a massive security operation with some 70,000 police officers deployed across the country over the weekend, according to the interior ministry. — Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2026 Almost a decade and a half after launching in Miami Beach with just six electric vehicles, Freebee now operates in more than 50 communities and delivers more than 2 million rides per year. — Sofia Zarran, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026 Paul Rabil, who segued to launching the league from a playing career that put him among the sport’s all-time greats at the college and pro level, is set to make his directing debut with The Big Leagues. — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2026 John Mayer is launching his own record label, Sob Rock Records, the singer-songwriter and guitar virtuoso confirmed Thursday, partnering with Universal Music Group’s Mercury Records for the new venture. — Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2026 Etsy has also partnered with OpenAI on shopping features, including launching a ChatGPT app for product discovery. — Annie Palmer, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026 But the job wasn’t always about launching the next Gmail or Google Maps. — Preston Fore, Fortune, 22 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

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Verb

The first flight will be a milestone in establishing how the design performs beyond the development environment.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2026
There is overwhelming support among Jewish Israelis for establishing a state commission to investigate the events of October 7th, and for imposing the draft on the ultra-Orthodox.

— Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of establishing

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For Poppens, who has spent more than a decade navigating the challenges of MS, the possibility of an incorrect diagnosis underscores the importance of getting answers before beginning long-term treatment.

— Jasmine Arenas, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
The Quebecois math rock duo will get right back on the road come March, beginning with their first-ever Australian stops.

— Walden Green, Pitchfork, 21 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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Maslansky was married to Michael Maslansky — a founding partner (with Pat Kingsley and Neil Koenigsberg) of what would become PMK Public Relations — from 1975 until his death in 1993 of stroke complications at age 55.

— Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2026
In June, Advance became Avalo’s founding mill partner for the denim market across China, Vietnam and Cambodia.

— Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of founding

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Holmes was convicted of fraud in 2018 and sentenced to just over 11 years in federal prison, commencing in May 2023.

— Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 16 Oct. 2026
The film will shoot on location at the heart of Pendle in Lancashire, with principal photography commencing end of September.

— Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of commencing

Verb

Research has demonstrated the importance of initiating appropriate treatment early in the course of disease, before neurological damage accumulates.

— Bruce Bebo, STAT, 24 Oct. 2026
Palestinians and their amen corner believe there are no consequences for initiating war after war and losing.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of initiating

Verb

Any function whose work can be pointed at a proper model of its underlying business, instead of at a general-purpose language model, is starting to compound the same way Anthropic’s engineering did a year ago.

— Stephen Messer, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
Charged with home invasion at 16, he was sentenced to eight years in prison as an adult, starting his sentence at age 17.

— Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of starting

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