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
Social Security is financed by a payroll tax paid for by employers and employees.
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Asher Notheis, The Washington Examiner, 8 Mar. 2026
The balance will be financed by authority repair and renovation funds.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 8 Mar. 2026
As electricity demand grows due to data centers and other large capacity projects, an Oklahoma Corporation Commission decision Thursday sets the stage for a legal battle before the state’s highest court that could determine how utility infrastructure projects are financed.
—Jeff Elkins, Oklahoman, 6 Mar. 2026
Unlike that era, when the Y2K bubble’s collapse was largely absorbed by equity investors, today’s AI buildout is being financed with debt, meaning a market correction would ripple well beyond stock portfolios.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 3 Mar. 2026
Yes, but scale financed by debt operates differently than scale financed by surplus.
—Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 2 Mar. 2026
China financed the modernization of Mauritius’s airport, financed and built the country’s most advanced dam, and covered much of the cost of Mauritius’s largest stadium and sports center in 2018.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 2 Mar. 2026
Pic is financed by exec producer Michael Farrell out of the UK where post has now started.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 2 Mar. 2026
Around the same time, an infrastructure program financed in part by the World Bank promoted domestic migration to the Amazon, including the paving of a highway across the state.
—ABC News, 27 Feb. 2026
Asher Notheis, The Washington Examiner, 8 Mar. 2026
The balance will be financed by authority repair and renovation funds.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 8 Mar. 2026
As electricity demand grows due to data centers and other large capacity projects, an Oklahoma Corporation Commission decision Thursday sets the stage for a legal battle before the state’s highest court that could determine how utility infrastructure projects are financed.
—Jeff Elkins, Oklahoman, 6 Mar. 2026
Unlike that era, when the Y2K bubble’s collapse was largely absorbed by equity investors, today’s AI buildout is being financed with debt, meaning a market correction would ripple well beyond stock portfolios.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 3 Mar. 2026
Yes, but scale financed by debt operates differently than scale financed by surplus.
—Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 2 Mar. 2026
China financed the modernization of Mauritius’s airport, financed and built the country’s most advanced dam, and covered much of the cost of Mauritius’s largest stadium and sports center in 2018.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 2 Mar. 2026
Pic is financed by exec producer Michael Farrell out of the UK where post has now started.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 2 Mar. 2026
Around the same time, an infrastructure program financed in part by the World Bank promoted domestic migration to the Amazon, including the paving of a highway across the state.
—ABC News, 27 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for financed
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The project is currently funded through the preliminary engineering and environmental clearance stages with federal and state funds.—
Madison Smalstig,
Sacbee.com,
12 Mar. 2026
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With the combination of rising oil prices, and the demand knocking at Moscow's door, Vladimir Vladimirovich's war against Ukraine might could be much better funded for the rest of the year.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
11 Mar. 2026
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The winner will receive £30,000, anonymously endowed, along with a statuette known as the ‘Bessie’, created and donated by the late artist Grizel Niven.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Mar. 2026
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It is endowed with some of the richest mineral supplies on earth, including some 70 percent of the world’s cobalt, as well as huge reserves of copper and a Mendeleevian constellation of other metals.—
Nicolas Niarchos,
Vanity Fair,
20 Feb. 2026
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Under this administration, Massachusetts has subsidized 90,783 AP exams for nearly 50,000 low-income students.—
Editorial,
Boston Herald,
7 Mar. 2026
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At some point, again, Ubers used to be subsidized.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
3 Mar. 2026
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“Financed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/financed. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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