as in financed
to provide money for
several corporations bankrolled the Broadway musical
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Recent Examples of bankrolled
Even those companies, bankrolled by two of the world’s richest entrepreneurs, are seeking outside funding to make their visions a reality.
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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
Other billionaires have bankrolled their own political initiatives, including Larsen, who set up his own network of influence groups with names like Grow California and Golden State Promise.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 27 Apr. 2026
Dehghani-Tafti has received significant campaign funding from political action committees bankrolled by Democratic mega donor George Soros.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 19 Apr. 2026
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
Other billionaires have bankrolled their own political initiatives, including Larsen, who set up his own network of influence groups with names like Grow California and Golden State Promise.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 27 Apr. 2026
Dehghani-Tafti has received significant campaign funding from political action committees bankrolled by Democratic mega donor George Soros.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 19 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bankrolled
Verb
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Sky also financed and will premiere the film in the UK as a Sky Original on Sky Cinema.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
11 May 2026
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What matters is whether the imbalance is persistent, policy-driven, poorly financed or inconsistent with fundamentals.—
James Broughel,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2026
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The service is currently funded by ads — some from pharmaceutical and medical device companies — on its app and website, though many of the clinicians interviewed for this article remarked that the ads were either unobtrusive or nonexistent.—
Jared Perlo,
NBC news,
13 May 2026
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Co-funded by the European Union.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
13 May 2026
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Since December 2025, the city has subsidized approximately $33,846 in fees to support film activity and production, Warner said.—
Judith Martin-Straw,
Variety,
12 May 2026
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Admittedly, in media professions subsidized by corporate interests, adequate economic incentive may not exist to challenge business actions or government policies that are environmentally unsustainable or enable the use or exploitation of animals or nature for profit.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
7 May 2026
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“Bankrolled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bankrolled. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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