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
Sky also financed and will premiere the film in the UK as a Sky Original on Sky Cinema.
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Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 11 May 2026
What matters is whether the imbalance is persistent, policy-driven, poorly financed or inconsistent with fundamentals.
—James Broughel, Forbes.com, 10 May 2026
Social Security is financed by a payroll tax paid for by employers and employees.
—Adisa Hargett-Robinson, The Washington Examiner, 10 May 2026
And unlike other city services, which are financed by the city’s general fund, streetlighting is considered a special benefit, which means that only property owners who benefit from streetlights pay taxes for them.
—Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2026
The video was created by filmmaker Charles Curran, not by an official campaign committee, and Curran has not publicly disclosed who financed the production.
—Steve Large, CBS News, 8 May 2026
About half of that budget was financed by Veintemilla’s lending company in a loan to CTU to pay for Sanon’s security in Haiti, according to the government’s case.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 8 May 2026
Worse, when this expansion is financed with borrowing, freedom is further undermined, because citizens are put under obligation without their knowledge.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
The Hamburg Days series financed by AGC Television and German broadcaster coincides with Sony producing Sam Mendes’ four-film Beatles event movies series, as each installment focuses on a different Beatles member.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 7 May 2026
Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 11 May 2026
What matters is whether the imbalance is persistent, policy-driven, poorly financed or inconsistent with fundamentals.
—James Broughel, Forbes.com, 10 May 2026
Social Security is financed by a payroll tax paid for by employers and employees.
—Adisa Hargett-Robinson, The Washington Examiner, 10 May 2026
And unlike other city services, which are financed by the city’s general fund, streetlighting is considered a special benefit, which means that only property owners who benefit from streetlights pay taxes for them.
—Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2026
The video was created by filmmaker Charles Curran, not by an official campaign committee, and Curran has not publicly disclosed who financed the production.
—Steve Large, CBS News, 8 May 2026
About half of that budget was financed by Veintemilla’s lending company in a loan to CTU to pay for Sanon’s security in Haiti, according to the government’s case.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 8 May 2026
Worse, when this expansion is financed with borrowing, freedom is further undermined, because citizens are put under obligation without their knowledge.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
The Hamburg Days series financed by AGC Television and German broadcaster coincides with Sony producing Sam Mendes’ four-film Beatles event movies series, as each installment focuses on a different Beatles member.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 7 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for financed
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According to the bill text, the funds may not be used for any non-security elements of the project, which the administration says is being funded through private donations.—
Eric McDaniel,
NPR,
6 May 2026
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Lindell’s lab, funded by MARINER, focused on improving crop yield by selectively breeding kelp with desirable qualities — such as nonreproductive capabilities to prevent interbreeding with wild kelp — so that, down the line, farmers could scale up their kelp production.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 May 2026
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But on the flip side, some studies conclude that CODAs learn from playing interpreter at a young age to communicate better personally and professionally later in life, and may grow up endowed with special talents for conveying and reading facial expressions and gestures.—
Bob Brody,
Baltimore Sun,
9 May 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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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 12 May. 2026.
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