bankrolling 1 of 2

present participle of bankroll

bankrolling

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noun

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of bankrolling
Noun
The state’s top political fund-raisers—a pair of Christian nationalists—were bankrolling the effort. Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025 But mobster Reggie Fontaine (Freeman), who’s been bankrolling Max’s dubious projects, is not at all amused. Joe Leydon, Variety, 5 Mar. 2025 Painters were beholden to those wealthy people bankrolling them. Michael Ashley, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025 Donors would have begun bankrolling their favorites, and organizations would have started to announce endorsements. Laurel Rosenhall, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025 The City of Rome is bankrolling the concert, so tickets to see Boy George are free. Alan Friedman, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Dec. 2024 After bankrolling some more ambitious swings, the company has aimed more at the casual gaming segment, tying many of its releases to popular series and films. Dade Hayes, Deadline, 12 Dec. 2024 That’s unlikely, if not fanciful, given the network’s role in bankrolling college athletics. Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 10 Dec. 2024 Germans were angry, too, resentful at bankrolling other people’s profligate ways. Robert Kagan, Foreign Affairs, 2 Apr. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bankrolling
Noun
  • There’s another distribution and financing house setting up shop in Europe.
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 1 July 2025
  • Last year, approximately 50% of all funding for physical climate tech solutions came in the form of debt financing.
    Nicole LeBlanc, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
Verb
  • His research findings can be applied China’s current strategy of subsidizing distressed companies, which is driving cheaper exports into global markets and could pose challenges for local suppliers.
    IESE Business School, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Then why is the public subsidizing this activity?
    Evan Simon, ABC News, 19 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • For these utilities, climate tech isn’t about subsidies but solving real business problems.
    Nicole LeBlanc, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • Working with Trump, Thune also worked to gut clean energy subsidies, many of which were leftovers from Joe Biden’s presidency.
    Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 1 July 2025
Noun
  • If the goal of education is a successful career and a meaningful life, individual attention and hands-on mentoring will matter much more than the size of the endowment or the selectivity of admissions, which are often included in common ratings.
    Ray Ravaglia, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
  • The endowment is largely invested in real estate, stocks and bonds.
    Ryan Macasero, Mercury News, 28 June 2025

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“Bankrolling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bankrolling. Accessed 7 Jul. 2025.

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