bankrolled

past tense of bankroll

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of bankrolled Of course, 90 percent bankrolled by Sepp Blatter and his cronies, the critical flop (a zero Rotten Tomatoes rating) and commercial loser ($171,000 at the box office against a $30 million budget, America’s lowest-grossing opening ever) was never going to paint a well-balanced picture. Jon O'Brien, Vulture, 26 June 2026 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. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bankrolled
Verb
  • Madonna's first trip to London in 1982, with her friend, dancer Martin Burgoyne, was financed by their bartending jobs at New York's East Village bar Lucky Strike.
    Hamish Bowles, Vogue, 5 July 2026
  • While admission is free, the event has a roughly €2 million production budget and is financed entirely through sponsors rather than ticket sales.
    Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 3 July 2026
Verb
  • Chen’s research has been funded by the US State Department and US Air Force Research Laboratory.
    Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 15 July 2026
  • Meals at sites across Minnesota during the COVID-19 pandemic were funded by the Federal Child Nutrition Program.
    Nick Lentz, CBS News, 14 July 2026
Verb
  • Put a different way, paying customers have subsidized higher operational costs for the company, but not enough to make the big arrow go up for shareholders.
    AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 13 July 2026
  • The growth has been charged by the Chinese state, which has subsidized farms to encourage economic development in rural areas.
    Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 13 July 2026

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“Bankrolled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bankrolled. Accessed 18 Jul. 2026.

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