1
as in funded
to provide money for
a local business kindly financed the high school band's trip to New York City
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as in endowed
to furnish (as an institution) with a regular source of income
established a fund to finance a visiting lecturer position at the local college
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Recent Examples of financed
Large-scale infrastructure and housing projects financed through state bonds need stronger oversight.
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Linh Tat, Oc Register, 4 May 2026
It is being financed by $257 million congressional appropriation that was included in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act last year.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 4 May 2026
The transition to a clean energy economy will be financed one way or another.
—Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 4 May 2026
Wishful Thinking is also produced by Buckwild Pictures and Highway 10, who also financed the film.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 1 May 2026
The film is produced by Lewis Pullman for Buckwild Pictures, Dan Gedman and Matt Smith for Highway 10 who also fully financed the film, and Kara Durrett for Pinky Promise, and executive produced by Alyssa Roehrenbeck, Sarah Mather, Jessamine Burgum, Cameron Fuller, and Graham Patrick Martin.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 1 May 2026
Ipswich Town Football Club sponsor Paul Hamilton, who is also CEO of Halo Solutions, financed the film.
—K.j. Yossman, Variety, 30 Apr. 2026
Flaks said the projects will be financed primarily through bond funding supported by the corporation’s endowment and other philanthropic gifts.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 26 Apr. 2026
In older homes, Reiner warns that outdated materials like aluminum or knob-and-tube wiring can be fire hazards, too, and may even prevent a home from being insured or financed.
—Angelika Pokovba, Martha Stewart, 25 Apr. 2026
Linh Tat, Oc Register, 4 May 2026
It is being financed by $257 million congressional appropriation that was included in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act last year.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 4 May 2026
The transition to a clean energy economy will be financed one way or another.
—Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 4 May 2026
Wishful Thinking is also produced by Buckwild Pictures and Highway 10, who also financed the film.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 1 May 2026
The film is produced by Lewis Pullman for Buckwild Pictures, Dan Gedman and Matt Smith for Highway 10 who also fully financed the film, and Kara Durrett for Pinky Promise, and executive produced by Alyssa Roehrenbeck, Sarah Mather, Jessamine Burgum, Cameron Fuller, and Graham Patrick Martin.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 1 May 2026
Ipswich Town Football Club sponsor Paul Hamilton, who is also CEO of Halo Solutions, financed the film.
—K.j. Yossman, Variety, 30 Apr. 2026
Flaks said the projects will be financed primarily through bond funding supported by the corporation’s endowment and other philanthropic gifts.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 26 Apr. 2026
In older homes, Reiner warns that outdated materials like aluminum or knob-and-tube wiring can be fire hazards, too, and may even prevent a home from being insured or financed.
—Angelika Pokovba, Martha Stewart, 25 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for financed
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The trial centers on the 2015 birth of the ChatGPT maker as a nonprofit startup primarily funded by Musk before evolving into a capitalistic venture now valued at $852 billion.—
Barbara Ortutay,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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But there’s also a risk for cooptation, with the most radical components of the movement being sidelined either because of pragmatism (prioritizing the work that can get funded) or discomfort.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Apr. 2026
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Political messianism is a style of leadership that places great faith in a single leader who is endowed with godlike attributes.—
Austin Sarat,
The Conversation,
30 Apr. 2026
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After being injected with a mysterious serum, Gabriel is endowed with unprecedented abilities.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
20 Apr. 2026
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Our social problem of bad food being so prevalent and so cheap and being subsidized by the government.—
Torie Bosch,
STAT,
25 Apr. 2026
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If your loans are subsidized, the government will pay the interest during the grace period, Kantrowitz said.—
Annie Nova,
CNBC,
19 Apr. 2026
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“Financed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/financed. Accessed 6 May. 2026.
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