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Recent Examples of bankroll
Noun
That measure, which polls say is very unpopular with voters, enacted draconian cuts to health care spending to bankroll tax cuts for the wealthy and big corporations. Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 4 Aug. 2025 His two most famous nicknames—the Brain and the Big Bankroll—were interchangeable, since the bankroll proved the brain. Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
Verb
Trump plugged back into bankrolling EV chargers. Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 30 Aug. 2025 Upon his insistence, Nancy bankrolled investments in a range of tokens, including DOGE and Ethereum. Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 28 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bankroll
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bankroll
Noun
  • This nonprofit consortium includes contributors from JPL, the same lab that spawned the OCO instruments, as well as Planet Labs, the California Air Resources Board, universities, and private investment funds.
    Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 6 Sep. 2025
  • West Dundee will cover $450,000 of the $478,850 cost using money in its Spring Hill Mall Tax Increment Financing district fund.
    Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Mallett got creative with financing her expansion.
    La Risa R. Lynch, jsonline.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Pic heralds from Deadpool and John Wick director David Leitch and Bullet Train producer Kelly McCormick’s 87North, and Bill Bindley and Mike Karz’s Gulfstream Pictures (Upgraded), which financed the movie.
    Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • In addition to the main compartment, the bag has two zippered pockets in front, a rear zipped pocket, and a mesh expansion that is designed to hold a water bottle, to-go coffee mug, umbrella, or sunglasses case.
    Rachel Trujillo, Travel + Leisure, 9 Sep. 2025
  • This decision lines the pockets of industry executives at the expense of the rest of us who enjoy public lands.
    Ryan Gellert, Time, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Most of its residents rely on the low-cost insurance subsidized by the federal and state governments.
    Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 3 Sep. 2025
  • This method ensures costs are shared fairly and stops residential customers from subsidizing commercial loads.
    Ken Silverstein, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Detectives, using video surveillance and department resources, identified the suspect as Armean Shirehjini, 41.
    Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
  • What parents and organizations can’t change, however, is the lack of funding and resources going into the public school system.
    IndyStar, IndyStar, 8 Sep. 2025

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“Bankroll.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bankroll. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.

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