as in funds
to provide money for
several corporations bankrolled the Broadway musical
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Recent Examples of bankrolls
Shell companies, covert donations, and opaque real estate ventures launder money that bankrolls political actors abroad.
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Nic Cheeseman, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
Qatar bankrolls Hamas, ISIS, the Taliban, al-Nusra, and the Muslim Brotherhood.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
As part of its annual budget, the city gets nearly $10 billion in federal funding that bankrolls various initiatives, including food and rent assistance for low-income New Yorkers as well as education programs and health care services via Medicaid.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 5 Mar. 2025
Moscow is expanding its military footprint in Nicaragua, while Beijing bankrolls Ortega’s control through secretive deals that serve the dictatorship, not the people.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 24 Feb. 2025
There are far fewer hard numbers around for the couple's income because they are not required to publish their accounts, like the estate that bankrolls William.
—Jack Royston, Newsweek, 15 Dec. 2024
Hopkins will play an Italian financier who bankrolls the Maserati brothers.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2024
The legendary Oscar-winning actor will play an Italian financier who bankrolls the Maserati brothers.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 14 Oct. 2024
Nic Cheeseman, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
Qatar bankrolls Hamas, ISIS, the Taliban, al-Nusra, and the Muslim Brotherhood.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
As part of its annual budget, the city gets nearly $10 billion in federal funding that bankrolls various initiatives, including food and rent assistance for low-income New Yorkers as well as education programs and health care services via Medicaid.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 5 Mar. 2025
Moscow is expanding its military footprint in Nicaragua, while Beijing bankrolls Ortega’s control through secretive deals that serve the dictatorship, not the people.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 24 Feb. 2025
There are far fewer hard numbers around for the couple's income because they are not required to publish their accounts, like the estate that bankrolls William.
—Jack Royston, Newsweek, 15 Dec. 2024
Hopkins will play an Italian financier who bankrolls the Maserati brothers.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2024
The legendary Oscar-winning actor will play an Italian financier who bankrolls the Maserati brothers.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 14 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bankrolls
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The Victorian government funds the race.—
Madeline Coleman,
New York Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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Iran has already effectively shut the Strait of Hormuz—a major conduit for shipments of oil, which funds most of Iraq’s national budget.—
Rania Abouzeid,
New Yorker,
5 Mar. 2026
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After becoming governor the second time in 2011, Jerry Brown proposed a major overhaul of how California finances public education.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
25 Feb. 2026
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The group will use the Chicago Prize to bolster the coalition’s existing revolving loan fund that finances new home construction.—
Brian J. Rogal,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Feb. 2026
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Through the Effective Access to Student Education (EASE) grant, Florida subsidizes equivalent degrees at private, nonprofit institutions at a cost of just $3,500 per student.—
Albert D. Mosley,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 Feb. 2026
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Whatever the official motivation -- and despite the fact the city still subsidizes dances, films, hot meal delivery and free medicine -- some retirees see such actions as direct attacks.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Bankrolls.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bankrolls. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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