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auspices

plural of auspice
as in sponsorship
the financial support and general guidance for an undertaking a program for inner-city youths that is under the auspices of a national corporation

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Noun
  • These buying executives indicate that advertisers are certainly interested in Netflix’ progress in selling advertising, but note that the company has probably had more success in striking sponsorship deals of individual titles rather than selling sheer tonnage of its inventory.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 5 Nov. 2025
  • The proposal is being circulated among lawmakers for co-sponsorship and has not yet been formally introduced.
    Kayla Huynh, jsonline.com, 5 Nov. 2025
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  • State and local leaders affected by disasters might supplicate themselves to the president in order to receive the patronage of disaster aid.
    Vann R. Newkirk II, The Atlantic, 10 Nov. 2025
  • Gaming executives much prefer the latter category of client (comping them suites and steak house dinners to encourage their patronage) because, with enough time at a table, the house’s statistical edge wins out.
    Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 6 Nov. 2025
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“Auspices.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/auspices. Accessed 27 Nov. 2025.

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