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noun

as in initiation

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verb

present participle of found
as in establishing
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 founding
Noun
Since the founding of NATO after World War II, the United States has underwritten Europe’s defense and held the top military command position in the alliance. — Jennifer Kavanagh, Foreign Affairs, 28 Aug. 2026 Lake Ontario's name predates the founding of both the United States and Canada. — Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026 Other performative works of this era included the founding of the Kusama Dancing Team, a group of young gay men, and establishment of a gay social club/nude painting studio, Kusama’s Omophile Klub. — News Desk, Artforum, 27 Aug. 2026 The tribute to the Del Shaw Moonves Tanaka Finkelstein & Lezcano founding partner aims to salute a towering career that has shaped, and often protected, some of the industry’s biggest names. — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 26 Aug. 2026 According to the Imagination Library of Louisville, the nonprofit has mailed more than 700,000 books in the area since its initial founding in 2017. — Lillian Metzmeier, Louisville Courier Journal, 25 Aug. 2026 The City Council voted to name the park — which has had several names since the city’s founding including Market Plaza and Plaza Park — to honor Chavez after the iconic labor leader’s death in 1993. — Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026 Since the founding of Major League Baseball, there's never been a team in a full season to reach the postseason with a losing record. — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2026 The latest funding round, led by Manhattan West, brings Starcloud’s total funding since its 2024 founding to $450 million, with new investors including NVIDIA and Cisco Investments, alongside existing backers such as Benchmark and EQT. — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 23 Aug. 2026
Verb
One person not surprised by Yancy’s win was Lauren Beth Gash, the founding chair of the Tenth Congressional District Democrats. — Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026 But the dispute quickly escalated into a reputational crisis for the biennale, with artists from Taiwan and China condemning the name change as a betrayal of its founding ideals. — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 28 Aug. 2026 It will be independently produced by members of the original Hooters founding partners. — Mya Copeland, Variety, 28 Aug. 2026 Given the nation’s founding principles, what could be more American than exercising independent judgment? — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 27 Aug. 2026 Wonder raised more than $650 million at a $9 billion valuation this summer, bringing its total funding since its 2018 founding to roughly $3 billion. — Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026 Gordon Newton is founder and CEO of Newton Group and the founding non-attorney partner, CEO and majority owner of DC Capital Law, a national timeshare consumer-rights firm. — Miami Herald, 26 Aug. 2026 Duarte was named to the Under 30 list in 2012 after founding George Stone Crab in Miami. — Alexandra York, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026 The founding partners will celebrate the launch with a panel, live performance and reception taking place as part of the Speakers’ Summit Series at the 2026 Toronto Film Festival. — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 19 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for founding
  1. initiation
  2. establishing
  3. creation
  4. pioneering
  5. institution
  6. initiating
  7. inauguration
  8. launching
Noun
  • People connected to the club told WSJ the initiation fee is close to $1 million, with annual dues of about $44,000.
    — Joshua Hong, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Sometimes as part of an initiation ritual, pledges would allegedly cut and bag the cocaine in the fraternity houses before it was sold to other students.
    — ForbesTV, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of initiation
Verb
  • Most recently, the Los Padres National Forest issued an order, effective Friday night, establishing an emergency closure for the Monterey Ranger District.
    — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026
  • The expansion of settlements crisscrossing the West Bank threatened the hope of establishing a contiguous Palestinian state there.
    — David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of establishing
Noun
  • The content creation platform dominated by adult content creators just put out its latest annual numbers.
    — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026
  • How Clarke reached this rarefied realm of cinematic creation—and then largely left it behind—is an exemplary story of artistic psychology, film history, and social politics.
    — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of creation
Verb
  • The crane also has a pioneering electric direct-drive system that can convert electric power directly into motion.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2026
  • For three decades, in an increasingly noisy and stress-filled world, Miraval Arizona has embraced its philosophy of Life in Balance, pioneering the concept of transformative wellbeing through mindfulness.
    — Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of pioneering
Noun
  • Local media also reported gunshots ringing out from the Plateau administrative district, where the Presidential Palace and key institutions are located.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Summary Canadian universities have successfully recruited 64 international scholars, 48 from top American institutions like Harvard and MIT.
    — Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of institution
Verb
  • Police said at the time Shao was a passenger, on her way home from a trip, when Reyes-Vargas drove into oncoming traffic to get around a traffic jam, initiating a head-on collision.
    — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Interim Police Chief Doug Brinkley issued an executive order May 20 barring officers from initiating pursuits solely for minor traffic offenses or city ordinance violations unless something increases the seriousness of the incident.
    — Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of initiating
Noun
  • Han was also charged with giving lawmaker Kweon Seong-dong, a Yoon loyalist, 100 million won ($73,000) months before Yoon’s inauguration in May 2022.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Presidency The political struggle continued through Arévalo’s inauguration.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of inauguration
Verb
  • Tod’s is getting ahead of the game, launching Digital Product Passports on its website with the help of Renoon, which is specializing in helping companies meet upcoming regulatory requirements.
    — Evan Clark, Footwear News, 28 Aug. 2026
  • If approved, the city could start a public outreach campaign at the start of next year with the program launching in March 2027.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of launching

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“Founding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/founding. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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