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
Maria Pasquini, People.com, 2 Apr. 2025
Tuck Meng Yee, founder and partner at JRT Partners, a single-family office, echoed Koh’s comments.
—Amala Balakrishner, CNBC, 2 Apr. 2025
Melvin Backman, Quartz, 10 Oct. 2024
In other words, the damage a foundering economy does to corporate profits more than offsets any benefits from lower interest rates.
—Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 23 Sep. 2024
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Noun
On LinkedIn, Vaughn is listed as the founder and chairman of craft beer delivery company Tavour.
—Maria Pasquini, People.com, 2 Apr. 2025
Tuck Meng Yee, founder and partner at JRT Partners, a single-family office, echoed Koh’s comments.
—Amala Balakrishner, CNBC, 2 Apr. 2025
Verb
Send any news, comments, illicit antiquities listings, and foundering resorts to talk@qz.com.
—Melvin Backman, Quartz, 10 Oct. 2024
In other words, the damage a foundering economy does to corporate profits more than offsets any benefits from lower interest rates.
—Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 23 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for founder
Noun
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Michaels is the creator and executive producer of SNL UK, and the show will be produced by his company Broadway Video and Universal Television Alternative Studio’s U.K. production team.—
Abid Rahman,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Apr. 2025
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But while Bad Influence is focused on the story of one influencer and her allegedly aggressive momager, the series also highlights the exploitation inherent to child influencing — a conflict both creator and consumers are challenged by to this day.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
10 Apr. 2025
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The quake also caused a skyscraper in Bangkok, Thailand, to collapse.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2025
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Dramatic videos show buildings collapsing and swaying in Thailand. 4:09 A powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake rattled much of Southeast Asia on Friday, resulting in mounting casualties and flattened skyscrapers from Myanmar to Thailand.—
Mark Osborne,
ABC News,
28 Mar. 2025
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The wage gap among full-time workers also widened in 2023 — the first time this has happened since 2003 — going from women making about $10,390 less in 2022 to making about $11,550 less.—
Justin L. Mack,
Axios,
1 Apr. 2025
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On the 8th hole, his tee shot went into the trees to the right of the fairway, causing a significant delay in play.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2025
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This year marks the sixth anniversary after the author and mom of four’s divorce from the Amazon founder became official in 2019, resulting in an approximately $36 billion settlement.—
Sam Gillette,
People.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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Barton, an author and political activist, is founder of WallBuilders, an evangelical organization that argues the Founding Fathers never intended for the separation of church and state to be absolute.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
6 Apr. 2025
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Her cookery show seems to have bombed and the previous podcast deal with Spotify flopped, so the desire to succeed this time is weighing heavily on her shoulders.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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If the company’s stock flops, your reward flops too.—
Anatoly Iofe,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
Verb
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These are all bonus shows, apparently, since Belinda Carlisle was saying a couple of years ago that the group was done, having gone out on a high, in her mind, with a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
10 Apr. 2025
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Of course, many age-old rules have gone out the window these days.—
Emily Chan,
Vogue,
10 Apr. 2025
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The podcast itself is very emotional in terms of coming to terms with who her father is, and also sitting down with the family members of her father’s victims.—
Mikey O'Connell,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Apr. 2025
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The boy drowned and his father died trying to save him, the Spotsylvania Sheriff’s Office said in an April 2 news release.—
Mark Price,
Miami Herald,
3 Apr. 2025
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Most failed to hit their targets and crashed into the ocean.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2025
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Instead, the bills failed to pass, and Democrat Assemblymember Rick Zbur compared them to Nazi Germany practices.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Founder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/founder. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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