as in financed
to provide money for
several corporations bankrolled the Broadway musical
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Recent Examples of bankrolled
These PACs are largely bankrolled by a billionaire hedge fund manager.
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Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 27 May 2026
Feldstein Soto said both of her challengers are financially beholden to special interests, pointing to McKinney’s Airbnb windfall money Roy has taken from a political action committee bankrolled by an organization whose attorneys often sue the city.
—Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2026
Even those companies, bankrolled by two of the world’s richest entrepreneurs, are seeking outside funding to make their visions a reality.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 15 May 2026
Continue reading … FOLLOW THE FUNDS — Senate candidate running as 'Independent' continues to be bankrolled by left-wing money.
—FOXNews.com, 7 May 2026
The president has repeatedly and emphatically said the sprawling 90,000-square-foot ballroom would be entirely bankrolled by private donors.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 6 May 2026
The mafia went on to build or fund Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, Yelp, Tesla, SpaceX, Palantir, Affirm, and a meaningful slice of the venture capital industry that then bankrolled mostly everything else in Silicon Valley.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 6 May 2026
Jeff Bezos and Sam Altman have both bankrolled new efforts to wind back the internal clocks of our bodies’ cells using epigenetic techniques that have already extended the lives of mice.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 2 May 2026
The production is the first title out of Yau’s The Plan Company and was bankrolled by him without outside financing.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 30 Apr. 2026
Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 27 May 2026
Feldstein Soto said both of her challengers are financially beholden to special interests, pointing to McKinney’s Airbnb windfall money Roy has taken from a political action committee bankrolled by an organization whose attorneys often sue the city.
—Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2026
Even those companies, bankrolled by two of the world’s richest entrepreneurs, are seeking outside funding to make their visions a reality.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 15 May 2026
Continue reading … FOLLOW THE FUNDS — Senate candidate running as 'Independent' continues to be bankrolled by left-wing money.
—FOXNews.com, 7 May 2026
The president has repeatedly and emphatically said the sprawling 90,000-square-foot ballroom would be entirely bankrolled by private donors.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 6 May 2026
The mafia went on to build or fund Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, Yelp, Tesla, SpaceX, Palantir, Affirm, and a meaningful slice of the venture capital industry that then bankrolled mostly everything else in Silicon Valley.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 6 May 2026
Jeff Bezos and Sam Altman have both bankrolled new efforts to wind back the internal clocks of our bodies’ cells using epigenetic techniques that have already extended the lives of mice.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 2 May 2026
The production is the first title out of Yau’s The Plan Company and was bankrolled by him without outside financing.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 30 Apr. 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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In 2020, the NIH funded a network of 10 centers focused on emerging infectious diseases.—
Theresa Gaffney,
STAT,
3 June 2026
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The sci-fi horror movie was entirely self-funded and self-distributed for $3 million.—
Cerys Davies,
Los Angeles Times,
3 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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“Bankrolled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bankrolled. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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