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
In China, newer but heavily debt-financed assets—from metro systems to high-speed rail—face profitability challenges, with maintenance costs outpacing budgets.
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Maurice Obeid, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
The Zionist Organization, founded at the Basel congress, was financed by membership fees.
—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
The Sagrada Família was founded as an expiatory church, meaning that it would be financed by prayerful donations from people atoning for their sins.
—D. T. Max, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
So, a woman has a better chance of being shot into space than planting her feet firmly on the set of a tentpole feature financed by a major film studio?
—Martha Lauzen, Variety, 15 Sep. 2025
The film was co-financed by Aniplex, a subsidiary of Sony Group.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 13 Sep. 2025
The initiative, financed by the region of Lombardy, is a pilot project promoted by the manufacturing-rich provinces of Monza and Brianza.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 12 Sep. 2025
The movie is being co-financed by Universal Pictures and Nintendo and distributed theatrically worldwide by Universal.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2025
All current students and graduates included in the sample must have financed at least some of their education through student loans or other educational financing.
—Brian Walsh, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2025
Maurice Obeid, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
The Zionist Organization, founded at the Basel congress, was financed by membership fees.
—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
The Sagrada Família was founded as an expiatory church, meaning that it would be financed by prayerful donations from people atoning for their sins.
—D. T. Max, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
So, a woman has a better chance of being shot into space than planting her feet firmly on the set of a tentpole feature financed by a major film studio?
—Martha Lauzen, Variety, 15 Sep. 2025
The film was co-financed by Aniplex, a subsidiary of Sony Group.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 13 Sep. 2025
The initiative, financed by the region of Lombardy, is a pilot project promoted by the manufacturing-rich provinces of Monza and Brianza.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 12 Sep. 2025
The movie is being co-financed by Universal Pictures and Nintendo and distributed theatrically worldwide by Universal.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2025
All current students and graduates included in the sample must have financed at least some of their education through student loans or other educational financing.
—Brian Walsh, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for financed
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During a tour at Turning Point USA’s Phoenix headquarters last October, staff described the evolution from a Chicago garage startup to a sprawling campus funded by donors in 2018.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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His position is funded by the ADG Community Journalism Project.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
12 Sep. 2025
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This notion—all men endowed with equal, inherent worth—sparked the Western journey toward justice and liberty.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Sep. 2025
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Many wealthy individuals have fallen ill and subsequently endowed medical facilities.—
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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Nadel, who is openly gay, muses on how the deaths of gay men subsidized his easy, happy childhood.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
10 Sep. 2025
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FanDuel subsidized rides for thousands of fans going to and from a Philadelphia Eagles game last week.—
Daniel Wine,
CNN Money,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Financed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/financed. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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