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, 26 Mar. 2026
Garrett will offer a warm welcome again this week, as Caffe Lucca hosts its first dinners in one of Dallas’ most notable dining districts, the bustling Knox area, home to a fleet of new buildings financed by billionaire Michael Dell.
—Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas Morning News, 26 Mar. 2026
When major infrastructure projects are financed in ways that push most of the risk onto customers instead of shareholders, that’s not fair.
—Andre Johnson Jr, Baltimore Sun, 26 Mar. 2026
Although sports arena renovations in some cities have been 100% taxpayer-financed, at least 10 — including in Atlanta; Phoenix; Jacksonville, Florida; and Cleveland — have been funded wholly or partially with private money during the past decade.
—Conrad Wilson, ProPublica, 25 Mar. 2026
By year’s end, the Los Angeles City Council is expected to vote on McCourt’s gondola project, estimated to cost $500 million and proposed as privately financed.
—Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2026
Concord Originals financed development.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 25 Mar. 2026
The Beekeeper 2 is produced and financed by Miramax and released outside of German speaking Europe via Amazon MGM Studios.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 24 Mar. 2026
Roughly 60% of the project was financed privately; 30% came from local and state funding; and 10% came from philanthropic donations to the Unified Government of Wyandotte County and KCK, Zeller told The Star last year.
—Sofi Zeman, Kansas City Star, 23 Mar. 2026
Asher Notheis, The Washington Examiner, 26 Mar. 2026
Garrett will offer a warm welcome again this week, as Caffe Lucca hosts its first dinners in one of Dallas’ most notable dining districts, the bustling Knox area, home to a fleet of new buildings financed by billionaire Michael Dell.
—Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas Morning News, 26 Mar. 2026
When major infrastructure projects are financed in ways that push most of the risk onto customers instead of shareholders, that’s not fair.
—Andre Johnson Jr, Baltimore Sun, 26 Mar. 2026
Although sports arena renovations in some cities have been 100% taxpayer-financed, at least 10 — including in Atlanta; Phoenix; Jacksonville, Florida; and Cleveland — have been funded wholly or partially with private money during the past decade.
—Conrad Wilson, ProPublica, 25 Mar. 2026
By year’s end, the Los Angeles City Council is expected to vote on McCourt’s gondola project, estimated to cost $500 million and proposed as privately financed.
—Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2026
Concord Originals financed development.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 25 Mar. 2026
The Beekeeper 2 is produced and financed by Miramax and released outside of German speaking Europe via Amazon MGM Studios.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 24 Mar. 2026
Roughly 60% of the project was financed privately; 30% came from local and state funding; and 10% came from philanthropic donations to the Unified Government of Wyandotte County and KCK, Zeller told The Star last year.
—Sofi Zeman, Kansas City Star, 23 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for financed
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The festival is funded in part by the city of Charlotte, with additional support from the Hispanic Federation.—
Adam Bell
April 2,
Charlotte Observer,
2 Apr. 2026
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This will be funded through a grant that the city says had to be used by June 30.—
Carmela Karcher,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 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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On top of changes to Medicaid, the recent expiration of enhanced tax credits that heavily subsidized the cost of health insurance sold through the Affordable Care Act marketplace, will add to the country’s uninsured numbers In coming years.—
Suzanne King,
Kansas City Star,
31 Mar. 2026
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The gallery, which was founded in 1995, was originally subsidized by the Chicago Southland Economic Development Corporation.—
Janice Neumann,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Financed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/financed. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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