as in financed
to provide money for
several corporations bankrolled the Broadway musical
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Recent Examples of bankrolled
The deal is bankrolled by Trump ally Larry Ellison, the billionaire co-founder of Oracle, whose son David Ellison became CEO of Paramount through a merger last year.
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Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 12 June 2026
Sam does not find out this season that Charlie bankrolled his education to become a doctor.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 12 June 2026
For years, these funds have bankrolled global buyout firms, including Apollo Global Management, which is among the groups financing the offer.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 10 June 2026
The Los Angeles Police Foundation, a nonprofit group that has long bankrolled equipment for the LAPD and offered other support, has criticized delays in installing the Flock devices.
—Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026
Pressure from drug lords who bankrolled the country’s top teams and top players, and also liked to bet.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 June 2026
The quiet collapse of America’s research ethics watchdog In little over a year, the federal office responsible for overseeing the vast research enterprise bankrolled by the Department of Health and Human Services — including keeping study participants safe — has collapsed.
—O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 5 June 2026
No wonder most of America’s 250 automakers wanted nothing to do with the race, which was bankrolled by a playboy heir to the Guggenheim fortune and intended to boost the World’s Fair, promote the automobile, and illuminate the need for better roads.
—Eric Moskowitz, The Atlantic, 31 May 2026
These PACs are largely bankrolled by a billionaire hedge fund manager.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 27 May 2026
Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 12 June 2026
Sam does not find out this season that Charlie bankrolled his education to become a doctor.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 12 June 2026
For years, these funds have bankrolled global buyout firms, including Apollo Global Management, which is among the groups financing the offer.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 10 June 2026
The Los Angeles Police Foundation, a nonprofit group that has long bankrolled equipment for the LAPD and offered other support, has criticized delays in installing the Flock devices.
—Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026
Pressure from drug lords who bankrolled the country’s top teams and top players, and also liked to bet.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 June 2026
The quiet collapse of America’s research ethics watchdog In little over a year, the federal office responsible for overseeing the vast research enterprise bankrolled by the Department of Health and Human Services — including keeping study participants safe — has collapsed.
—O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 5 June 2026
No wonder most of America’s 250 automakers wanted nothing to do with the race, which was bankrolled by a playboy heir to the Guggenheim fortune and intended to boost the World’s Fair, promote the automobile, and illuminate the need for better roads.
—Eric Moskowitz, The Atlantic, 31 May 2026
These PACs are largely bankrolled by a billionaire hedge fund manager.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 27 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bankrolled
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The project marks the 10th that Gulfstream has recently financed in full, following a slate of titles picked up by Amazon MGM for worldwide distribution, including the upcoming Goodbye Girl starring Kiernan Shipka and Cole Sprouse.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
8 June 2026
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Major infrastructure plans around the stadium will have to be finalized and financed.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
5 June 2026
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The project, fully funded out of Australia with production service partners in Japan, spans three historical periods – Edo-period Japan, 1865 New South Wales and 2027 Australia – following three incarnations of the same souls across a karmic cycle of love and possession.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
11 June 2026
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Nguyen, who won Do’s seat after his resignation, said the money should be used to specifically support residents who were deprived of services funded by the $10 million in pandemic relief money that Do had directed to nonprofits after receiving bribes.—
Claire Wang,
Oc Register,
10 June 2026
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Yarger said the only way to find a place to live for $250 monthly is subsidized housing.—
Steve Sadin,
Chicago Tribune,
8 June 2026
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The unsettling truth is that nearly every robust source of middle-class jobs left in New York City—health care, social services, and education—is directly or indirectly subsidized by the same public dollars now under strain.—
Michael Dresdale,
Washington Post,
5 June 2026
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