foundered

verb

Definition of founderednext
past tense of founder
1
as in collapsed
to be unsuccessful the theater company foundered after its corporate funding dried up

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2
as in tumbled
to fall down or in as a result of physical pressure the twin towers started to sway and suddenly foundered

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  1. collapsed
  2. went
  3. failed
  4. folded
  5. struggled
Verb
  • Four years after the radio telescope at the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico collapsed, a report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine is shining a light on the unprecedented failures that caused its destruction.
    Nicole Acevedo, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
  • As some were ready to board a ferry returning to the mainland, a gangway collapsed on the visitor ferry dock and at least 20 people were plunged into the Duplin River, Georgia Department of Natural Resources officials said.
    Nicole Chavez, CNN, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of collapsed
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  • Sandro went small, launching the mini-version of its Tangoso hobo in new colors and a canvas version too, and added cute styling for footwear with boat shoes pre-flipped down at the back for a slip-on feel.
    Rhonda Richford, WWD, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Silicon Valley walked in like in the way Elon Musk walked into Twitter and went, ‘How many people work here?
    Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of went
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  • That similar proposal to charge a 2% fine on every fee related to a criminal case and civil traffic violations failed to win majority support in the Senate in 2022 and thus did not appear on the ballot.
    Stacey Barchenger, The Arizona Republic, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The 100% default had come into play when someone failed to respond to notices from Social Security and the demand for repayment.
    Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of failed
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  • For the project, Moncler had to find a loom to create fabric wide enough to cut a single piece that could then be folded into either a field jacket, a parka or a poncho.
    Evan Clark, WWD, 3 Oct. 2024
  • In a series full of fan-favorite characters who would later be officially folded into DC Comics lore, like Bullock and fellow Gotham cop Renee Montoya — who herself was later revealed to be a lesbian, in the pages of the police procedural Gotham Central — Harley Quinn was a true runaway sensation.
    Samantha Riedel, Them, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of folded
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  • But Minnesota has struggled, for the most part, to turn pressure into sacks this season.
    Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Many works struggled to meet their high estimates.
    Angelica Villa, ARTnews.com, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of struggled
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