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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2
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
The family has financed its racing, with occasional support from local teams and collaborators.
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Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2026
The average amount financed for a new car reached an all-time of $43,759 at the end of last year, according to Edmunds.
—Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 26 Jan. 2026
The project was developed with BBC Film and co-financed by the BFI Film Fund, BBC Scotland and Screen Scotland.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 26 Jan. 2026
Mnuchin co-financed the first Avatar and has dozens of executive producer credits.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 26 Jan. 2026
Up to this point, Chad McWhinney said, company projects have generally been financed by rich individuals who invest at least $1 million after in-person meetings with him or his brother.
—Thomas Gounley, Denver Post, 26 Jan. 2026
This new infrastructure will be financed by shareholders and bondholders, taxed by local governments, and built by a skilled workforce — all real and necessary expenses.
—Rory M. Christian, New York Daily News, 24 Jan. 2026
The move would be financed utilizing STAR bonds, which would be paid off over 30 years using new state sales tax revenues — and potentially also local taxes — generated within a dedicated district.
—Sofi Zeman
january 7, Kansas City Star, 7 Jan. 2026
Secret recordings detailed in the indictment describe how Tricolor leaders financed their business by lying about inventory and their customer base.
—Samuel O'Neal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Jan. 2026
Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2026
The average amount financed for a new car reached an all-time of $43,759 at the end of last year, according to Edmunds.
—Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 26 Jan. 2026
The project was developed with BBC Film and co-financed by the BFI Film Fund, BBC Scotland and Screen Scotland.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 26 Jan. 2026
Mnuchin co-financed the first Avatar and has dozens of executive producer credits.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 26 Jan. 2026
Up to this point, Chad McWhinney said, company projects have generally been financed by rich individuals who invest at least $1 million after in-person meetings with him or his brother.
—Thomas Gounley, Denver Post, 26 Jan. 2026
This new infrastructure will be financed by shareholders and bondholders, taxed by local governments, and built by a skilled workforce — all real and necessary expenses.
—Rory M. Christian, New York Daily News, 24 Jan. 2026
The move would be financed utilizing STAR bonds, which would be paid off over 30 years using new state sales tax revenues — and potentially also local taxes — generated within a dedicated district.
—Sofi Zeman
january 7, Kansas City Star, 7 Jan. 2026
Secret recordings detailed in the indictment describe how Tricolor leaders financed their business by lying about inventory and their customer base.
—Samuel O'Neal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for financed
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Even so, products for women have been funded, approved by regulators and marketed widely, side effects and all.—
Ana Castelain,
Bloomberg,
28 Jan. 2026
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Public policy makers who funded mental institutions wanted to keep track of the number of people with particular disorders, but in an era of deinstitutionalization, numbers aren’t as important.—
Jen Christensen,
CNN Money,
28 Jan. 2026
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With an $18 million gift, the couple endowed the Texas Center for Writers, which was renamed the Michener Center after his death in 1997.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American Statesman,
20 Jan. 2026
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Your messaging could be endowed with extra sweetness and guided wisdom now.—
Magi Helena,
Dallas Morning News,
15 Jan. 2026
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The plant was also to be part of a $4 billion life sciences innovation district called the Texas Research Quarter and subsidized by the City of Plano.—
Sasha Richie,
Dallas Morning News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Thus, the citizens of Minnesota have, as American taxpayers, subsidized an occupation overseas that is effectively a laboratory for their own.—
Ta-Nehisi Coates,
Vanity Fair,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Financed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/financed. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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