as in grant
a sum of money allotted for a specific use by official or formal action
government subsidies for farmers in case of crop failure
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Recent Examples of subsidy
If the Affordable Care Act subsidies are not renewed, premiums are expected to double, according to the research organization KFF.
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Joey Garrison, USA Today, 6 Oct. 2025
One other thing about those subsidies going away.
—Todd Spangler, Freep.com, 4 Oct. 2025
The subsidies were put in place during the COVID-19 pandemic and are set to expire at year’s end, spiking premiums as much as double, in some estimates.
—Jessica Coacci, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2025
On Capitol Hill right now, there's a partisan argument over if and when lawmakers need to act to extend subsidies for the Affordable Care Act marketplaces.
—Selena Simmons-Duffin, NPR, 4 Oct. 2025
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Joey Garrison, USA Today, 6 Oct. 2025
One other thing about those subsidies going away.
—Todd Spangler, Freep.com, 4 Oct. 2025
The subsidies were put in place during the COVID-19 pandemic and are set to expire at year’s end, spiking premiums as much as double, in some estimates.
—Jessica Coacci, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2025
On Capitol Hill right now, there's a partisan argument over if and when lawmakers need to act to extend subsidies for the Affordable Care Act marketplaces.
—Selena Simmons-Duffin, NPR, 4 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for subsidy
Noun
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The think-tank Brookings Institution offers a more glaring estimate of over seven million Americans whose work is directly supported by federal contracts or grants.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
8 Oct. 2025
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Trump officials have repeatedly cast public schools as dangerous even as the agency canceled about $1 billion in training grants for more school mental health professionals — money that had been authorized by Congress to help prevent school shootings.—
Megan O’Matz,
ProPublica,
8 Oct. 2025
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New work requirements add another hurdle for federal food assistance recipients after the end of pandemic-era emergency SNAP allotments in 2023, Beau said.—
Francesca Pica,
jsonline.com,
9 Oct. 2025
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Maximum allotments have been increased in comparison to last year’s SNAP benefits, as noted below.—
Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
2 Oct. 2025
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What To Know The contracts, awarded between September 15 and 30, are the first funded under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, along with carryover funding from Fiscal Year 2021 appropriations under the Biden administration.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
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If our unique way of presenting ourselves—our emotional outlet—became even more hegemonized by mainstream appropriation?—
Sofía Viera,
Allure,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Subsidy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subsidy. Accessed 11 Oct. 2025.
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