defrayed

past tense of defray

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for defrayed
Verb
  • Busta also paid tribute to the late MTV VJ Ananda Lewis, who died in June at 52 years old after first being diagnosed with breast cancer in 2020.
    Stacy Lambe, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The trade has paid immediate dividends for Boston.
    Jim Bowden, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Ashley Miznazi is a climate change reporter for the Miami Herald funded by the Lynn and Louis Wolfson II Family Foundation and MSC Cruises.
    Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Concurrent classes are now free for families starting this school year and are funded in part by the new Arkansas Access to Acceleration scholarship.
    Edward McKinnon, Arkansas Online, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Most of its residents rely on the low-cost insurance subsidized by the federal and state governments.
    Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 3 Sep. 2025
  • As my 2023 book Unequal Cities describes, the growth of suburbs was fueled by racially and economically exclusionary policies, with government subsidized housing and automobile transportation.
    Richard McGahey, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Think about how rare this is, and how few people can get a movie financed just for saying yes.
    John Tamny, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • In fact, public records show ultrawealthy celebrities including Beyoncé, Jay-Z, Elon Musk, and even Mark Zuckerberg have financed their homes.
    Sydney Lake, Fortune, 2 Sep. 2025
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“Defrayed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/defrayed. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.

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