as in financed
to provide money for
several corporations bankrolled the Broadway musical
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Recent Examples of bankrolled
The business bankrolled Nihill’s early days in comedy.
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Stuart Miller, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2026
There’s been no update since fall on how a new football venue would be bankrolled.
—Michael McGough, Sacbee.com, 8 Mar. 2026
Los Angeles’ opulence — bankrolled by Mark Walter, the Guggenheim Group, an advantageous TV deal, and dominance of the Japanese market thanks to the team’s stars from the country — has led to a budget over $400 million once again.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 4 Mar. 2026
Emails show Epstein gave Alexander business and stock tips, helped with job opportunities for his son and bankrolled a multimillion real estate deal with Alexander for a waterfront mansion on Millionaire’s Row in Palm Beach.
—Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2026
India, for decades the Americans’ Asian ally of choice, has bankrolled Moscow for years, buying cheap oil, and may only be slowing because of a larger trade deal with the US.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 24 Feb. 2026
From there, Constantin bankrolled the movie for around $20M net, with the pic shot in South Africa due to lower below-the-line costs.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 13 Feb. 2026
About $20 million of the Bright Future Fund’s 2024 expenditures went to Future Forward USA Action, the main dark money group that bankrolled pro-Harris ads during that year’s election.
—Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 10 Feb. 2026
Others are bankrolled by wealthy families or networks of private investors.
—Scott Horsley, NPR, 9 Feb. 2026
Stuart Miller, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2026
There’s been no update since fall on how a new football venue would be bankrolled.
—Michael McGough, Sacbee.com, 8 Mar. 2026
Los Angeles’ opulence — bankrolled by Mark Walter, the Guggenheim Group, an advantageous TV deal, and dominance of the Japanese market thanks to the team’s stars from the country — has led to a budget over $400 million once again.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 4 Mar. 2026
Emails show Epstein gave Alexander business and stock tips, helped with job opportunities for his son and bankrolled a multimillion real estate deal with Alexander for a waterfront mansion on Millionaire’s Row in Palm Beach.
—Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2026
India, for decades the Americans’ Asian ally of choice, has bankrolled Moscow for years, buying cheap oil, and may only be slowing because of a larger trade deal with the US.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 24 Feb. 2026
From there, Constantin bankrolled the movie for around $20M net, with the pic shot in South Africa due to lower below-the-line costs.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 13 Feb. 2026
About $20 million of the Bright Future Fund’s 2024 expenditures went to Future Forward USA Action, the main dark money group that bankrolled pro-Harris ads during that year’s election.
—Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 10 Feb. 2026
Others are bankrolled by wealthy families or networks of private investors.
—Scott Horsley, NPR, 9 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bankrolled
Verb
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Social Security is financed by a payroll tax paid for by employers and employees.—
Asher Notheis,
The Washington Examiner,
16 Mar. 2026
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Kowalska works at the Poznan Supercomputing and Networking Center, which is developing the first artificial intelligence factory in Poland and integrating it with a quantum computer, one of 10 on the continent financed by a European Union program.—
Claudia Ciobanu,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The project is currently funded through the preliminary engineering and environmental clearance stages with federal and state funds.—
Madison Smalstig,
Sacbee.com,
12 Mar. 2026
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With the combination of rising oil prices, and the demand knocking at Moscow's door, Vladimir Vladimirovich's war against Ukraine might could be much better funded for the rest of the year.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
11 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Under this administration, Massachusetts has subsidized 90,783 AP exams for nearly 50,000 low-income students.—
Editorial,
Boston Herald,
7 Mar. 2026
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At some point, again, Ubers used to be subsidized.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
3 Mar. 2026
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“Bankrolled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bankrolled. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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