as in financed
to provide money for
several corporations bankrolled the Broadway musical
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Recent Examples of bankrolled
Pritzker, one of the richest men in the country, poured $350 million into his gubernatorial campaigns and bankrolled other Democrats besides.
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The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
Upon his insistence, Nancy bankrolled investments in a range of tokens, including DOGE and Ethereum.
—Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 28 Aug. 2025
Munger bankrolled the 2010 ballot measure that created independent congressional redistricting in California.
—Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 27 Aug. 2025
Set four years after the events of the original film, Nobody 2 finds Hutch back at work as full-time assassin, mainly because a criminal organization bankrolled the $30 million Hutch needed to pay back the Russian mob after burning their gigantic stash of cash in the 2021 film.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2025
Arthur bankrolled the building with $3 million in profits from his wildly successful 1924 operetta Rose-Marie, whose book and lyrics were written by his son Oscar Hammerstein II and Otto Harbach, with music by Rudolf Friml and Herbert Stothart.
—Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 15 Aug. 2025
The overnight deployments were, in part, bankrolled by $77 million Hochul announced during her annual State of the State speech.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2025
The Ellison family will have 100% voting control over Paramount Skydance; the deal was largely bankrolled by Oracle founder Larry Ellison.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 5 Aug. 2025
Likewise, once in power, Russian President Vladimir Putin quickly dispensed with the strongest of the oligarchs who had bankrolled his first election campaign.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
Upon his insistence, Nancy bankrolled investments in a range of tokens, including DOGE and Ethereum.
—Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 28 Aug. 2025
Munger bankrolled the 2010 ballot measure that created independent congressional redistricting in California.
—Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 27 Aug. 2025
Set four years after the events of the original film, Nobody 2 finds Hutch back at work as full-time assassin, mainly because a criminal organization bankrolled the $30 million Hutch needed to pay back the Russian mob after burning their gigantic stash of cash in the 2021 film.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2025
Arthur bankrolled the building with $3 million in profits from his wildly successful 1924 operetta Rose-Marie, whose book and lyrics were written by his son Oscar Hammerstein II and Otto Harbach, with music by Rudolf Friml and Herbert Stothart.
—Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 15 Aug. 2025
The overnight deployments were, in part, bankrolled by $77 million Hochul announced during her annual State of the State speech.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2025
The Ellison family will have 100% voting control over Paramount Skydance; the deal was largely bankrolled by Oracle founder Larry Ellison.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 5 Aug. 2025
Likewise, once in power, Russian President Vladimir Putin quickly dispensed with the strongest of the oligarchs who had bankrolled his first election campaign.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bankrolled
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In a Canadian industry where for years doors were mostly closed to Black talent, and financing that came through when doors opened was meagre, the BSO report urges Black content creators be properly financed to build sustainable careers and businesses.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Sep. 2025
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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
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During a tour at Turning Point USA’s Phoenix headquarters last October, staff described the evolution from a Chicago garage startup to a sprawling campus funded by donors in 2018.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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His position is funded by the ADG Community Journalism Project.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
12 Sep. 2025
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Nadel, who is openly gay, muses on how the deaths of gay men subsidized his easy, happy childhood.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
10 Sep. 2025
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FanDuel subsidized rides for thousands of fans going to and from a Philadelphia Eagles game last week.—
Daniel Wine,
CNN Money,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Bankrolled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bankrolled. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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