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noun

ˈspän(t)-sər How to pronounce sponsor (audio)
Definition of sponsornext
as in patron
a person who takes the responsibility for some other person or thing you'll need a sponsor to recommend you in order to get into the exclusive country club

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verb

as in to fund

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Recent Examples of sponsor
Noun
Top sponsors of this year’s Pride weekend were Albertsons, sustainable food nonprofit City of Good, the city of Boise, Target and Fred Meyer. — Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 21 Sep. 2026 Its structure aims to combine $25 billion in government sponsor capital with up to $100 billion from institutional investors. — Marcene Mitchell, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2026
Verb
On Thursday, the digital media company lost its three-year partnership with Callaway Golf, while the PGA Tour said Good Good would no longer sponsor one of the association's tournaments in November. — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026 At Dallas Cowboys home games, H-E-B will sponsor the family tailgate area on AT&T Stadium’s East Plaza. — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for sponsor
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sponsor
  1. patron
  2. fund
  3. supporter
  4. finance
  5. benefactor
  6. underwrite
  7. set up
  8. patronize
Noun
  • Trump has tried to put his name on the building’s facade and run into resistance from Democrats, arts patrons and a federal judge who blocked the move last week.
    — Ana Ceballos, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Behind every patron stood a workshop where art and science were a single discipline.
    — Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of patron
Verb
  • CoreWeave is down 13% in the third quarter due to concern for outsized capital expenditures to help fund the AI boom, after soaring 39% in the first half.
    — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Bank of America, Citigroup and Apollo underwrote the buyout debt package, one of the biggest ever and with many moving pieces, to fund the takeover.
    — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of fund
Noun
  • Nixon embodies that for people, Dunn said, adding that her authenticity also attracts supporters.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Finally, supporters of the industry’s decisions contend that employers and venues have legitimate responsibilities to protect audiences and employees from hate speech, regardless of an entertainer’s race or gender.
    — Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of supporter
Verb
  • The federal government is issuing debt to finance a large deficit, while companies are borrowing heavily to fund artificial intelligence infrastructure.
    — Deena Zaidi, CNBC, 26 Sep. 2026
  • The government argues that her apparent ability to finance private security, a residence and extensive monitoring suggests access to significant resources that could also facilitate flight.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of finance
Noun
  • Harvard and its peer institutions won’t suddenly stop caring about their largest benefactors.
    — Jayson Weingarten, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Now, RadarOnline has confirmed that some of the celebration was paid by a Russian benefactor, oligarch Umar Kremlev, a close ally of Vladimir Putin.
    — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of benefactor
Verb
  • In places at low to moderate risk of fire, along the edges of flat valleys and lazy hills, growth in the FAIR Plan is ballooning, and it is being used to underwrite new suburban development.
    — Paige St. John, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026
  • The prize, established in 2019 and presented annually by the Library of Congress and The Better Angels Society, is underwritten by Jeannie and Jonathan Lavine through the Crimson Lion/Lavine Family Foundation.
    — Hilary Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of underwrite
Verb
  • The Knights responded with their own impressive drive, highlighted by a 26-yard run by Watson that set up a 30-yard touchdown pass from Jenkins to receiver Waden Charles.
    — Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2026
  • The Mississippi Department of Public Safety issued a statement on its gameday plans, including not just road closure alerts but a notice that special operations, air operations and a mobile command center would be set up.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of set up
Verb
  • Lee and his Burning co-writer Oh Jung-mi resist what might have been the first instinct of many filmmakers by refusing to make Ye-ji and Sang-woo overly patronizing rich jerks.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Steinem set out to expose the working conditions and interior lives of the bunnies slinging booze to the playboys who patronized the club.
    — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of patronize

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