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to provide money for
several corporations bankrolled the Broadway musical
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Recent Examples of bankrolling
Jake Kanter, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2025
Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 29 Mar. 2026
Not everyone agrees the government should be in the business of bankrolling early-stage firms.
—Noelle Harff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Mar. 2026
The public was bankrolling much of it via a Board of Supervisors decree to move taxpayer funds to the museum but reacted to the design with a shrug at best—plenty thought the undulated single-floor space looked like an amoeba oozing over Wilshire.
—Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 6 Mar. 2026
In Illinois, Meta is bankrolling $750,000 for a new super PAC, Making Our Tomorrow, according to state campaign disclosure reports.
—Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
The American labor force is shrinking and increasingly responsible for bankrolling the largest and wealthiest generation to ever age into retirement.
—Tiana Lowe Doescher, The Washington Examiner, 27 Feb. 2026
Wexner is the billionaire largely responsible for bankrolling Epstein and his life as a pedophile.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 23 Feb. 2026
Ken Griffin and Stephen Ross, among the highest-profile billionaires to move to South Florida during the pandemic, recently started bankrolling a new campaign to get others to follow in their footsteps.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 17 Feb. 2026
The arrangement raises concerns that corporations gain political access in exchange for bankrolling the governor’s travel and diplomatic events.
—Melody Gutierrez, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2026
Noun
As recently as this summer, Robinson boasted about his role in co-creating, bankrolling, and starring in Legacy of Lies, an action movie headlined by John Wick martial artist Scott Adkins.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2025
Verb
However, remote county political parties, hundreds of miles from where races are taking place, might be the ones bankrolling the ads and phone calls that get candidates in front of constituents.
—Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 29 Mar. 2026
Not everyone agrees the government should be in the business of bankrolling early-stage firms.
—Noelle Harff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Mar. 2026
The public was bankrolling much of it via a Board of Supervisors decree to move taxpayer funds to the museum but reacted to the design with a shrug at best—plenty thought the undulated single-floor space looked like an amoeba oozing over Wilshire.
—Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 6 Mar. 2026
In Illinois, Meta is bankrolling $750,000 for a new super PAC, Making Our Tomorrow, according to state campaign disclosure reports.
—Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
The American labor force is shrinking and increasingly responsible for bankrolling the largest and wealthiest generation to ever age into retirement.
—Tiana Lowe Doescher, The Washington Examiner, 27 Feb. 2026
Wexner is the billionaire largely responsible for bankrolling Epstein and his life as a pedophile.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 23 Feb. 2026
Ken Griffin and Stephen Ross, among the highest-profile billionaires to move to South Florida during the pandemic, recently started bankrolling a new campaign to get others to follow in their footsteps.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 17 Feb. 2026
The arrangement raises concerns that corporations gain political access in exchange for bankrolling the governor’s travel and diplomatic events.
—Melody Gutierrez, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bankrolling
Noun
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District leaders say the loss of 1,600 students means a significant drop in state funding.—
Marvin Hurst,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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The legal opinion could allow charter schools, which are independently run but receive funding from public school districts, to be religious in nature, and allow a state scholarship program to provide funds for students to attend Christian colleges.—
Gray Rohrer,
Sun Sentinel,
2 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Rather, the strategy has been to move incrementally, probably in recognition of the fact that property taxes remain the primary tool for financing local governments.—
Jon Coupal,
Oc Register,
27 Mar. 2026
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Braun signed a bill into law in February creating a northwest Indiana stadium authority that would be in charge of financing a new stadium for the Bears in Hammond, backed by a combination of local food and beverage taxes and tax-increment-financing in the stadium area.—
Kayla Dwyer,
IndyStar,
26 Mar. 2026
Noun
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That prompted Whitmer and bipartisan leaders to set aside $1 billion in new corporate subsidies to compete with southern states for big manufacturers.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
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The issue of cost and the lack of child care programs across the state prompted lawmakers to assign another $100 million to the child care subsidy program using leftover dollars from the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Fund.—
Jess Huff,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Mar. 2026
Verb
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And without state funds subsidizing the cost of tipping fees, the transfer station’s rates could rise, Antonacci said.—
John Moritz,
Hartford Courant,
1 Apr. 2026
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There’s a difference between feeding the hungry and subsidizing someone’s sweet tooth.—
Editorial,
Boston Herald,
28 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Pescovitz talked about the impact of the endowment in the years ahead.—
Carol Cain,
CBS News,
30 Mar. 2026
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For one, the investor base for private credit is largely made up of institutional investors such as pensions, endowments and sovereign wealth funds that are financially comfortable locking up capital for longer periods of time.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Bankrolling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bankrolling. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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