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
Topic Studios also financed the film with Stay Gold as co-financier.
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Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 18 May 2026
Topic Studios financed and produced the project, and A24 has taken worldwide rights to the film.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 18 May 2026
The all-day festival was financed in part by taxpayer funds.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 18 May 2026
The company also announced that three films financed through the fund have already been completed, one of which was released in theaters in February 2026; three are currently in post-production, and five films are scheduled for release between June and December 2026.
—Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 17 May 2026
Cuba’s once-famous sugar cane industry — which financed the early days of the Communist revolution — collapsed, as government spending on the sector plummeted.
—New York Times, 16 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
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
Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 18 May 2026
Topic Studios financed and produced the project, and A24 has taken worldwide rights to the film.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 18 May 2026
The all-day festival was financed in part by taxpayer funds.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 18 May 2026
The company also announced that three films financed through the fund have already been completed, one of which was released in theaters in February 2026; three are currently in post-production, and five films are scheduled for release between June and December 2026.
—Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 17 May 2026
Cuba’s once-famous sugar cane industry — which financed the early days of the Communist revolution — collapsed, as government spending on the sector plummeted.
—New York Times, 16 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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for financed
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The service is currently funded by ads — some from pharmaceutical and medical device companies — on its app and website, though many of the clinicians interviewed for this article remarked that the ads were either unobtrusive or nonexistent.—
Jared Perlo,
NBC news,
13 May 2026
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Co-funded by the European Union.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
13 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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Since December 2025, the city has subsidized approximately $33,846 in fees to support film activity and production, Warner said.—
Judith Martin-Straw,
Variety,
12 May 2026
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Admittedly, in media professions subsidized by corporate interests, adequate economic incentive may not exist to challenge business actions or government policies that are environmentally unsustainable or enable the use or exploitation of animals or nature for profit.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
7 May 2026
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“Financed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/financed. Accessed 19 May. 2026.
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