as in creator
a person who establishes a whole new field of endeavor
Maria Montessori was the founder of an educational system dedicated to maximizing a child's creative potential
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as in to collapse
to be unsuccessful
the theater company foundered after its corporate funding dried up
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as in to go
to fall down or in as a result of physical pressure
the twin towers started to sway and suddenly foundered
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Recent Examples of founder
Ian Parker, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
Brandon Bell—Pool/AP In the end, Trump sided with the SpaceX founder over whether the H-1B program was worth continuing.
—Eric Cortellessa, TIME, 20 Jan. 2025
Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
Lapid also questioned whether the leak might have been intentional as hostage negotiations with Hamas foundered earlier in the year, according to a joint statement by the two opposition leaders on Sunday.
—Irene Nasser, CNN, 4 Nov. 2024
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Noun
Graham Phillips, who by the early nineties had become the firm’s managing director, told me that part of his challenge in keeping the company in good shape was the cost of the founder’s helicopter and jet.
—Ian Parker, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
Brandon Bell—Pool/AP In the end, Trump sided with the SpaceX founder over whether the H-1B program was worth continuing.
—Eric Cortellessa, TIME, 20 Jan. 2025
Verb
The Modena reached Cape Town in July, a little over a month after another English ship, the Orange, had foundered on rocks nearby, in Table Bay.
—Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
Lapid also questioned whether the leak might have been intentional as hostage negotiations with Hamas foundered earlier in the year, according to a joint statement by the two opposition leaders on Sunday.
—Irene Nasser, CNN, 4 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for founder
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Its platforms have empowered creators globally, leaving a digital footprint and legacy of innovation and creativity.—
Cassell Ferere,
Forbes,
16 Jan. 2025
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Steele worries, too, about losing access to TikTok Shop, the app’s storefront feature that lets creators host live selling events.—
Clare Duffy,
CNN,
16 Jan. 2025
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According to a 2021 Government Accountability Office report, collapsing the D.C. office drove out the agency’s most experienced employees and more than doubled the number of vacancies.—
Frederick Reimers,
Outside Online,
27 Jan. 2025
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Because several portions of the building had collapsed, firefighters were attempting to subdue the blaze from outside, Baltimore County Fire Department Cpt.—
Todd Karpovich,
Baltimore Sun,
25 Jan. 2025
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TikTok appears to be back online in the U.S. after going dark in the late hours of Saturday ahead of the looming Jan. 19 ban.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes,
19 Jan. 2025
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The 'simplest and clearest' answer for TikTok is a 'clean divestment,' research associate says Heritage Foundation senior research associate Daniel Cochrane discusses the future of TikTok as the ban goes into effect and President-elect Donald Trump considering a 90-day extension.—
Ryan Gaydos,
Fox News,
19 Jan. 2025
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De Noire read it in full, and she was immediately taken by the author's nuanced perspective.—
Zoey Lyttle,
People.com,
24 Jan. 2025
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Ideas By Paola Mendoza January 24, 2025 7:00 AM EST Mendoza is a film director, author and organizer.—
Paola Mendoza,
TIME,
24 Jan. 2025
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If the main trunk of the jade has gotten wildly overgrown and is flopping over under its own weight, lop it off.—
Leanne Potts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 Jan. 2025
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Which leads us to Better Man’s bitterest irony: All anecdotal evidence suggests the movie flopped precisely because the Williams-as-mo-cap-chimp conceit was just too highbrow to put butts in seats.—
Chris Lee,
Vulture,
16 Jan. 2025
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Dango Ouattara had a goal ruled out in the second half after the ball had gone out in the build-up before Kluivert completed his hat-trick in the 92nd minute with a brilliant curling shot.—
Chris Waugh,
The Athletic,
18 Jan. 2025
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In the lower foothills, along the edge of Angeles National Forest, the power in Jeannette MacMahon’s neighborhood had gone out in the late afternoon.—
Jonathan Wolfe,
New York Times,
18 Jan. 2025
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The trouble began when the OP reserved a shaded table for her elderly father, who had recently undergone surgery.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
22 Jan. 2025
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Buckley’s father, musician Tim Buckley, died of a heroin overdose when Jeff was 8, and Jeff was raised by his mother, Mary Guibert, who has been the keeper of his archive since his death.—
Rebecca Keegan,
The Hollywood Reporter,
21 Jan. 2025
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Then one of the legs failed and the lander fell over.—
David Szondy,
New Atlas,
18 Jan. 2025
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TikTok's last-ditch legal challenge failed on Friday, when the Supreme Court said the law does not violate the First Amendment.—
Caitlin Yilek,
CBS News,
18 Jan. 2025
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“Founder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/founder. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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