founders

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person who establishes an institution n.
go under, fail v.

NOUN

person who establishes an institution

Synonyms

STRONGEST

architect author benefactor builder creator designer inventor organizer patron planner

STRONG

beginner constructor framer generator initiator maker originator

WEAK

establisher forebearer institutor prime mover

Antonyms

STRONGEST

opponent

VERB

go under, fail

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abort break down fall through stumble

STRONG

collapse fall lurch miscarry misfire sink sprawl stagger submerge submerse trip

WEAK

be lost come to nothing go down go lame go to bottom

Antonyms

STRONG

increase rise

WEAK

accomplish achieve succeed

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founders

After their success with ‘Sinners,’ The Envelope asked Proximity Media founders Ryan Coogler, Zinzi Coogler and Sev Ohanian about the company’s past, present and future.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

Fintech founders have caught on to how Americans are altering their financial habits, and they’ve created new products to try to meet the moment.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026

By the 1980s, he had become one of the founders of the Planetary and Space Sciences Research Institute at The Open University in Milton Keynes.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

AfCRA's founders say there will be no government interference.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

In addition to being a practicing physician, he had been one of the founders of the Youth League, an active participant in the Defiance Campaign, and the treasurer of the ANC.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

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