launch

Definition for launch

verb as in send off

Strong matches

barrage, blast off, bombard, bung, cast, catapult, discharge, dispatch, drive, eject, fling, heave, hurl, lance, lift off, pitch, project, propel, shoot, sling, throw, toss

Weak matches

fire, send forth, set afloat, set in motion

verb as in begin, initiate

Strongest matches

commence, inaugurate, institute, introduce, open, start

Strong matches

bow, instigate, jump, originate

Weak matches

break the ice, break the seal, embark upon, get show on road, kick off, set going, start ball rolling, usher in

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The FBI meanwhile said it had launched an international terrorism investigation as new details emerged about the alleged gunman, a 29-year-old Afghan national who had served with US troops in Afghanistan.

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