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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
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
Now operating from the shadows in Colombia, Roper has been operating a massive arms-smuggling ring with the goal of rebuilding his empire and bankrolling a private guerrilla army to topple the local government.
—Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 3 Feb. 2026
Beijing has spent decades growing its trade ties and bankrolling projects in the region, to boost transportation links and cut energy costs – cementing its own influence along the way.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 31 Jan. 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
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
Now operating from the shadows in Colombia, Roper has been operating a massive arms-smuggling ring with the goal of rebuilding his empire and bankrolling a private guerrilla army to topple the local government.
—Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 3 Feb. 2026
Beijing has spent decades growing its trade ties and bankrolling projects in the region, to boost transportation links and cut energy costs – cementing its own influence along the way.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 31 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bankrolling
Noun
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Neighborhood Capital Fund expects to issue another open call for projects in late summer or fall 2026, with funding to be awarded in spring 2027.—
Darcel Rockett,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Mar. 2026
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Trump has argued tariffs are crucial to the country for government funding and threatening to impose them as a way to pressure countries to reach trade deals and companies to manufacture their products in the United States.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
12 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Though classified as a software firm, Strategy has effectively transformed itself into a Bitcoin holding vehicle, financing large Bitcoin purchases through debt and equity issuance.—
Mariana Trujillo,
Oc Register,
6 Mar. 2026
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Several banks warned that the council's interference could be seen as a risk by investors, potentially leading to higher interest rates for financing a new airport concourse.—
David Bauerlein,
Florida Times-Union,
6 Mar. 2026
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The multi-year agreement would provide $4,649,128 in rent subsidy for a 10-year lease agreement from 2027 to 2036.—
JT Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
6 Mar. 2026
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Monthly premiums seem to be ever-increasing, subsidies for marketplace health insurance plans have expired, and the state’s willingness to fund Medicaid and its expansion program for low-income Idahoans has remained an open question in the 2026 legislative session.—
Sarah Cutler,
Idaho Statesman,
5 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Most of the money would simply end up subsidizing wealthier people who would have gladly paid $55,000 — or $80,000 — for an electric or hybrid vehicle anyway.—
Adam Summers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Mar. 2026
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In Bilt’s world, who is subsidizing all those perks that your members are getting?—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
10 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The Persian Gulf is gifted with a fabulous hydrocarbon endowment, worth trillions of dollars.—
Javier Blas,
Twin Cities,
9 Mar. 2026
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That’s the view of Brad Conger, chief investment officer at Hirtle Callaghan, a firm that manages $25 billion on behalf of such clients as charitable institutions and college endowments.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
7 Mar. 2026
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“Bankrolling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bankrolling. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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