found

[found] / faʊnd /

VERB

bring into being

Synonyms

STRONGEST

begin construct create erect establish form initiate launch organize plant raise settle start

STRONG

commence constitute endow fashion fix inaugurate institute originate

WEAK

get going ring in settle up start the ball rolling start up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

break complete conclude confuse demolish destroy die disestablish disorder disorganize end finish ignore neglect raze ruin stop unsettle upset

STRONG

cease

VERB

put on a base

Synonyms

STRONGEST

build erect establish raise stay support

STRONG

bottom ground predicate rear rest root sustain

Antonyms

STRONGEST

decrease demolish destroy neglect raze ruin

WEAK

end

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“It had to be the right opportunity, the right kind of place, the right kind of setting. I know he knows and believe he’s found that.”

From Los Angeles Times

The company was founded in 2012 by CEO Dirk Walinger and develops and operates satellites and spacecraft for customers — namely the U.S. government.

From MarketWatch

“I’m very fortunate to have found a job so quickly and to already be on week four,” she says.

From The Wall Street Journal

Douglas and Barbara Daniel were found guilty of six charges after a trial at Glasgow Sheriff Court.

From BBC

Paulo found an unemployed gospel singer who made a living scavenging Latin America's largest trash dump.

From The Wall Street Journal

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