Synonyms for found
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1. found

   Synonyms:
   establish, institute, fix, set, build, set up, base, endow, rest, ground, plant, root

   Antonyms:
   disestablish, subvert, supplant, uproot

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1. foundadjective

   food and lodging provided in addition to money

   "they worked for $30 and found"

   Antonyms:
   missing, lost, wasted, mislaid, stray, misplaced, straying, squandered, gone(p)

2. foundverb

   come upon unexpectedly or after searching

   "found art"; "the lost-and-found department"

   Antonyms:
   straying, stray, squandered, lost, missing, gone(p), mislaid, wasted, misplaced

3. establish, set up, found, launchverb

   set up or found

   "She set up a literacy program"

   Synonyms:
   tack together, put together, set in motion, lay down, prepare, institute, instal, piece, tack, show, fix, establish, put in, base, gear up, put up, frame, entrap, make, arrange, ground, plant, give, order, erect, ensnare, raise, lay out, launch, pitch, prove, plunge, shew, ready, set up, demonstrate, put, effect, effectuate, install, rear, assemble, constitute, set, rig, build

   Antonyms:
   squandered, straying, misplaced, lost, gone(p), missing, stray, mislaid, wasted

4. establish, found, plant, constitute, instituteverb

   set up or lay the groundwork for

   "establish a new department"

   Synonyms:
   engraft, demonstrate, name, ground, implant, set up, install, be, set, base, institute, instal, launch, build, appoint, imbed, comprise, prove, represent, form, give, plant, shew, lay down, embed, establish, make up, bring, nominate, make, show, constitute

   Antonyms:
   lost, stray, gone(p), wasted, missing, mislaid, misplaced, straying, squandered

5. establish, base, ground, foundverb

   use as a basis for; found on

   "base a claim on some observation"

   Synonyms:
   demonstrate, ground, set up, install, strand, base, institute, instal, launch, build, prove, free-base, give, run aground, plant, shew, undercoat, lay down, establish, prime, anchor, make, show, constitute

   Antonyms:
   gone(p), lost, straying, stray, misplaced, mislaid, missing, wasted, squandered

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1. foundverb

   Synonyms:
   base, set, fix, place, ground, lay the foundation of

2. foundverb

   Synonyms:
   build, construct, erect, raise

3. foundverb

   Synonyms:
   establish, institute, originate

4. foundverb

   Synonyms:
   cast, form in a mould

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1. foundverb

   Synonyms:
   establish, plant, institute, cast, form, mould

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1. List of paraphrases for "found":

   discovered, find, concluded, observed, revealed, detected, encountered, noted, located, identified, finding, considered, discovery, consulted, determined, ruled, reached, seen, showed, recovered, got, uncovered, felt, spotted, noticed, declared, contained, recognized, deemed, struck, thought, saw, finds, shown

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1. Eleni Papadopoulou:

   Our findings show that high maternal caffeine intake during pregnancy was related to excess growth from infancy and with obesity later in childhood. The results support the current recommendations to limit caffeine intake during pregnancy to less than 200 mg of caffeine per day, which is approximately 2-3 cups of coffee...( but) we also found associations with caffeine intake below 200 mg.

2. Emmanuel Ameh:

   We needed to determine if they could live independently when they are separated. We found out that they were sharing a diaphragm and one liver was serving both of them, but all other organs were separate, we also had to get some medical equipment that were not available.

3. Blue Bell:

   The entire purpose of our enhanced environmental testing is to identify locations where bacteria could be found in our facility in order to properly clean and sanitize the surface and prevent contamination.

4. Troy Merritt:

   We found something late on Tuesday, i knew it was just off, and we finally found it.

5. Susan Rice:

   We have seen our bilateral relationship evolve and strengthen in recent months. And we have found areas of broadened and deepened cooperation that we are certainly looking forward to building upon, at the same time, we have been able to discuss frankly our differences, which we both acknowledge need to be addressed effectively.