as in financed
to provide money for
several corporations bankrolled the Broadway musical
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Recent Examples of bankrolled
The political action committee, bankrolled by billionaire Miriam Adelson, contributed $500,000 to Huffman’s campaign, according to his latest campaign finance report.
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Oct. 2025
The case centers on accusations that Moammar Gadhafi’s government secretly bankrolled Sarkozy’s 2007 presidential bid in exchange for diplomatic favors—a claim that has long stirred controversy in France and abroad.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
The games are the brainchild of Aron D’Souza, a forty-year-old Australian entrepreneur and lawyer known for leading the litigation, brought by Hulk Hogan and bankrolled by Peter Thiel, against Gawker Media.
—Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 20 Sep. 2025
Pritzker, one of the richest men in the country, poured $350 million into his gubernatorial campaigns and bankrolled other Democrats besides.
—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
Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Oct. 2025
The case centers on accusations that Moammar Gadhafi’s government secretly bankrolled Sarkozy’s 2007 presidential bid in exchange for diplomatic favors—a claim that has long stirred controversy in France and abroad.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
The games are the brainchild of Aron D’Souza, a forty-year-old Australian entrepreneur and lawyer known for leading the litigation, brought by Hulk Hogan and bankrolled by Peter Thiel, against Gawker Media.
—Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 20 Sep. 2025
Pritzker, one of the richest men in the country, poured $350 million into his gubernatorial campaigns and bankrolled other Democrats besides.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bankrolled
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Co-financed by Film4, the executive producers were Lucy Pullin, Neil Chordia, Tim Clark, Amy O’Hara, Eleanor Emptage, and Ferguson.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Oct. 2025
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Legendary financed and produced the pic with Angry Films, Divide/Conquer, and Isa Mazzei, as well as stars Barbie Ferreira and Dacre Montgomery.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
14 Oct. 2025
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Caravel’s biotechnology is rooted in research originally funded by the Department of Energy and conducted by Nicks at Tufts University.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Sourcing Journal,
16 Oct. 2025
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Figures are net of revenue sharing that transferred roughly $400 million to low-revenue teams last year, funded by high-revenue teams and 50% of luxury tax proceeds.—
Kurt Badenhausen,
Sportico.com,
16 Oct. 2025
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Its politics tend to be a battle between center-left and progressive factions, subsidized by the stratospheric wealth of policy-shaping tech and real-estate billionaires.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Oct. 2025
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His schooling was subsidized by the government and came with a commitment to work for a few years for Iranian state TV channels.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Bankrolled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bankrolled. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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