as in funds
to provide money for
several corporations bankrolled the Broadway musical
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Recent Examples of bankrolls
But people don’t want to be affiliated with its leadership that leaves parents with no child care for random days off, pushes tax hikes on residents and bankrolls the city’s unpopular mayor.
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Mailee Smith, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
Shell companies, covert donations, and opaque real estate ventures launder money that bankrolls political actors abroad.
—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
Mailee Smith, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
Shell companies, covert donations, and opaque real estate ventures launder money that bankrolls political actors abroad.
—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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Every city that funds these kinds of team-friendly projects follows this script.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 Apr. 2026
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In spring 2024, the lab received a $300,000 Biota Award from the Walder Foundation, a Skokie family foundation that funds Chicagoland area environmental research and other initiatives.—
Madeline King,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Apr. 2026
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The remaining funds, about 11 million euros, will go to Fondation Recherche Alzheimer, which finances scientific programs aimed at understanding the mechanisms of the disease, developing new treatments and improving the quality of life of patients and their families.—
Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
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Money from these programs finances a dozen or so drinking water projects each year.—
Karl Schneider,
IndyStar,
31 Mar. 2026
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The Essential Air Service (EAS) is a federal program that subsidizes airlines to serve smaller communities.—
Zach Wichter,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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Medicaid subsidizes most of the medical care for children with severe special needs.—
Carol Marbin Miller,
Miami Herald,
11 Apr. 2026
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“Bankrolls.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bankrolls. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.
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