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
Paul Bedard, The Washington Examiner, 2 Apr. 2025
One of the founders was nearly shouting into the phone.
—Stephan Lendi, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
Luke Cyphers, Sportico.com, 23 Feb. 2025
Any such reforms will be slow-moving, though, and America is foundering right now in a whirlpool of contested facts.
—Adam Marcus, The Atlantic, 13 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Political unrest urged by anti-Trump liberals, coupled with attacks on Tesla vehicles and dealerships due to founder Elon Musk’s close association with the president, appears to be pushing some people to buy guns for self-defense.
—Paul Bedard, The Washington Examiner, 2 Apr. 2025
One of the founders was nearly shouting into the phone.
—Stephan Lendi, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
Verb
However, their pitch was met with a firm rejection, and subsequent efforts over the years have foundered.
—Luke Cyphers, Sportico.com, 23 Feb. 2025
Any such reforms will be slow-moving, though, and America is foundering right now in a whirlpool of contested facts.
—Adam Marcus, The Atlantic, 13 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for founder
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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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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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The game had barely started when Bentaleb abruptly stopped running, sat down and then collapsed on the ground.—
Tom Williams,
New York Times,
21 Apr. 2025
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Tommy walks through the burning town and finds Maria, collapsing into her on Main Street, which is littered with dead, human and infected both.—
Sara Netzley,
EW.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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Instead, the Knicks went 0-10 against the league’s top three teams (the Celtics, Cavaliers and Thunder).—
James L. Edwards III,
New York Times,
13 Apr. 2025
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If one or two bounces had gone the other way, Dartmouth would have advanced to the final four for the first time in school history.—
Jay King,
New York Times,
13 Apr. 2025
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Isn't that what in-flight announcements are for? Christopher Elliott is an author, consumer advocate, and journalist.—
Christopher Elliott,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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That wasn’t entirely fair to the author herself, whose headstrong, unglamorous heroines and cutting observations about class and status had kept her work fresh for centuries.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
18 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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It is understood that father and son didn’t meet before Charles and Camilla headed to Italy.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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Metcalf’s father said that Austin, a Memorial High student, died in the arms of his twin brother, who tried to stop the bleeding.—
Amy McDaniel,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 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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Senate Bill 376 by Sen. Alan Clark, R-Lonsdale, failed to clear the House State Agencies and Governmental Affairs Committee in a voice vote with audible dissent.—
Josh Snyder,
Arkansas Online,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Founder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/founder. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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