bankrolled

past tense of bankroll

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Recent Examples of bankrolled In 2024, for example, the recall of former Mayor Sheng Thao was bankrolled almost exclusively by hundreds of thousands of dollars from hedge fund manager Philip Dreyfuss, who at the time resided in Piedmont. Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 30 July 2026 The $20 billion FIFA subsidiary, bankrolled by the brother of Jared Kushner, was blasted by international soccer organizations. ABC News, 29 July 2026 Amazon has also bankrolled a Manhattan Beach production services company, Innovative Dream. Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2026 Following a very public and increasingly acrimonious falling out with Sir Jim Ratcliffe, the owner of chemicals giant INEOS who bankrolled Ainslie’s two previous Cup campaigns, this is a level of limelight Ainslie could do without. Andrew Rice, New York Times, 24 July 2026 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bankrolled
Verb
  • Private owners had already financed the company, increased its scale and gained liquidity.
    Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
  • Much and possibly most is financed, off-balance sheet and not lit.
    Yun Li, CNBC, 24 July 2026
Verb
  • Politicians and other proponents of the lab-leak theory have issued fresh calls to punish Fauci, 85, and scientists his institute funded.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 22 July 2026
  • In Austin, the ARPA funded eviction prevention, rental assistance, shelter, permanent supportive housing and harm reduction programs.
    Alfredo Reyes Jr, Mercury News, 21 July 2026
Verb
  • Health insurer Centene’s net income eclipsed $1 billion in the second quarter as the company is getting a better handle on rising costs of people in its commercial and government-subsidized health plans.
    Bruce Japsen, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
  • From 2015 to 2021, the Ecuadorian government subsidized 750,000 households – one-tenth of all households in the country – to replace their gas stoves with electric induction stoves.
    Ashwini Sehgal, The Conversation, 23 July 2026

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“Bankrolled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bankrolled. Accessed 2 Aug. 2026.

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