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Recent Examples of cofounder
Convening for its tenth session this summer, the getaway celebrates nerdom, says Kim White, the camp’s creator and cofounder.
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Robin Roenker, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2026
During the event, cofounder Jason Barnhart helped explain the significance of the mission to attendees, calling it a global effort that will define a new era of space exploration.
—Eva Andersen, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
The tech titans and Schultz join Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, PayPal and Palantir cofounder Peter Thiel, Citadel founder Ken Griffin, and Oracle cofounder Larry Ellison, who have all bought property or moved their companies’ operations to Florida in the past couple of years.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2026
Frej Lewenhaupt, cofounder and chief product officer of Steamery, says that using one on upholstered furniture smooths out textures, kills bacteria, and removes odors.
—Lori Keong, Architectural Digest, 2 Apr. 2026
From business to politics During the decade after the fall of communism in eastern Europe, Babiš was a cofounder and director of the agricultural and chemical company Agrofert and became its owner in 1995.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 1 Apr. 2026
After casting aside Jobs in a bitter 1985 breakup, the tech firm engineered a surprise deal that brought back its exiled cofounder in 1997.
—ABC News, 31 Mar. 2026
Alix Earle charges $450,000 per Instagram Story, according to Vickie Segar, cofounder of Article 41, who worked with Earle on brand deals.
—Jenni Fink, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
Covarrubias is a cofounder of Juntos, a food pop-up business based in Phoenix that melds traditional Mexican recipes with fresh ingredients that naturally grow in the Sonoran Desert.
—John Leos, AZCentral.com, 29 Mar. 2026
Robin Roenker, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2026
During the event, cofounder Jason Barnhart helped explain the significance of the mission to attendees, calling it a global effort that will define a new era of space exploration.
—Eva Andersen, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
The tech titans and Schultz join Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, PayPal and Palantir cofounder Peter Thiel, Citadel founder Ken Griffin, and Oracle cofounder Larry Ellison, who have all bought property or moved their companies’ operations to Florida in the past couple of years.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2026
Frej Lewenhaupt, cofounder and chief product officer of Steamery, says that using one on upholstered furniture smooths out textures, kills bacteria, and removes odors.
—Lori Keong, Architectural Digest, 2 Apr. 2026
From business to politics During the decade after the fall of communism in eastern Europe, Babiš was a cofounder and director of the agricultural and chemical company Agrofert and became its owner in 1995.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 1 Apr. 2026
After casting aside Jobs in a bitter 1985 breakup, the tech firm engineered a surprise deal that brought back its exiled cofounder in 1997.
—ABC News, 31 Mar. 2026
Alix Earle charges $450,000 per Instagram Story, according to Vickie Segar, cofounder of Article 41, who worked with Earle on brand deals.
—Jenni Fink, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
Covarrubias is a cofounder of Juntos, a food pop-up business based in Phoenix that melds traditional Mexican recipes with fresh ingredients that naturally grow in the Sonoran Desert.
—John Leos, AZCentral.com, 29 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cofounder
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One of the first to mourn Browne’s passing was Craig Hella Johnson, founder and artistic director of Conspirare, the Grammy-winning professional choral ensemble.—
Mary Ann Grossmann,
Twin Cities,
31 Mar. 2026
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Louis Ducret, founder of the digital insurance platform Eprezto, said the best way forward is full transparency.—
Christopher Elliott,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2026
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State officials have a chance to signal that California is serious about keeping job creators here, not driving them out.—
Tom Manzo,
Oc Register,
6 Apr. 2026
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Robbie Saenz de Viteri, the project’s co-creator, came into the visitor center, wheeling a library cart laden with a blinking soundboard.—
Naaman Zhou,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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“Cofounder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cofounder. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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