bankrolled

verb

past tense of bankroll
as in financed
to provide money for several corporations bankrolled the Broadway musical

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Recent Examples of bankrolled It was bankrolled in large part by companies that stood to profit from its success. — Katie Worth, ProPublica, 30 Oct. 2026 Utopia, for example, has withstood a blitz of dark money attack ads likely bankrolled by cable companies in its effort to expand across the state. — Sara Herschander, Vox, 29 Oct. 2026 The familyâs legal team filed complaints targeting Iranian officials who bankrolled Hamas, slamming the ICC for double standards and demanding arrest warrants for the regime bosses backing the atrocity. — Staff, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026 Musk already has this via Larry, a close business associate who bankrolled the Twitter buy, but writing an eleven-figure check has a funny way of prying open the canal further. — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2026 Republicans, however, still have a leg to stand on from an unprecedented flood of outside super PAC cash, bankrolled by a tiny circle of billionaires led by Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk. — Luke Fountain, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026 The Duongs also allegedly bankrolled a negative campaign mailer targeting Thao's rivals in the mayoral race. — Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026 The national nest egg also bankrolled the military, as soldiers could be paid partly in property. — Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026 Perhaps surprisingly, that same business has quietly bankrolled Spano’s path to the sky. — Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 4 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bankrolled
  1. financed
  2. funded
  3. subsidized
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  • He’s seized on the attorney general’s abundant out-of-state travel — for official business, Ford says — to portray him as a high-flier beholden to the special interests that financed his jaunts.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026
  • According to the plan, public radio and television would be financed from the state budget, and not from regular fees from individuals, households or businesses.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of financed
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  • Training must continue, maintenance must be funded, and leadership must remain accountable, regardless of financial pressures.
    — Dennis Speigel, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Henderson has largely self-funded his campaign, raising roughly $750,000 since last fall while touting himself as an outsider.
    — Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of funded
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  • How many people lost health care Hamilton criticized cuts to premium tax credits that subsidized insurance on the Affordable Care Act Marketplace.
    — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Except now, under this program, white flight is not a problem to be solved but an outcome to be embraced and even subsidized through the federal tax code.
    — Denise Forte, Baltimore Sun, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of subsidized

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

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