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as in funding
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as in capital
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as in subsidizing
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 establishing
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 financing
Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 19 Feb. 2026
Hence the lurching shift in financing.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 19 Feb. 2026
Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
Henry, who was a Pro Bowl running back that played for three teams in his seven-year NFL career, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to traffic cocaine for financing a drug ring that moved between Colorado and Montana.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 13 Feb. 2026
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Noun
But a manufacturer’s access to financing is only one hurdle, said Kristina Elinder Liljas, Aii’s senior director of sustainable finance and engagement.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 19 Feb. 2026
Hence the lurching shift in financing.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 19 Feb. 2026
Verb
The more Austin is financing education the less the parents can influence.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
Henry, who was a Pro Bowl running back that played for three teams in his seven-year NFL career, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to traffic cocaine for financing a drug ring that moved between Colorado and Montana.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 13 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for financing
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Ross has said that $65 million in federal funding that would be vulnerable if the city did not act, and that the city had already lost a $50,000 grant because words implying inclusion were used.—
Emily Holshouser,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
19 Feb. 2026
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Federal funds also typically benefit such schools through Title I funding, which is set aside for schools with high concentrations of poverty.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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That decision came a month before jurors were set to be selected for the high-profile capital murder trial.—
Kevin Fixler,
Idaho Statesman,
20 Feb. 2026
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Noel Hacegaba, who last month took the helm of the Port of Long Beach, has greenlit the largest capital-spending plan of any port in North America.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
20 Feb. 2026
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There’s agreement on subsidizing child care providers All candidates agreed that the state needed to further subsidize child care providers and extend family leave but offered varying answers on how to fund those priorities.—
Lia Russell
Updated February 19,
Sacbee.com,
19 Feb. 2026
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And while India's construction lags, China has been aggressively building villages in the region and subsidizing new residents to move in.—
Omkar Khandekar,
NPR,
17 Feb. 2026
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Ironically, many Chinese firms also take advantage of the same federal subsidies offered through the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Feb. 2026
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In Vermont, a payroll tax on employers funds child care subsidies.—
Morgan Lee,
Fortune,
20 Feb. 2026
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Despite ongoing talks, the White House has been briefed that the US military could be ready for an attack by the weekend, after a buildup in recent days of air and naval assets in the Middle East, sources familiar with the matter told CNN.—
Farida Elsebai,
CNN Money,
20 Feb. 2026
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Sandy now serves as minister of works and public assets.—
ED DAVEY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
19 Feb. 2026
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Contributions to the Bush Center totaled $41 million in fiscal 2024 were up 52% from the previous year, but that included a one-time significant endowment pledge from a donor’s estate.—
Cheryl Hall,
Dallas Morning News,
22 Feb. 2026
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Universities feared that including endowments in the formula could discourage donations to the schools.—
Jack O'Connor,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Feb. 2026
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If no one wins the jackpot, the cash prize will keep ticking up.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
22 Feb. 2026
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Americans have been spending serious cash on their trucks and sport utility vehicles, with the average transaction price above $49,000 in January, according to Kelley Blue Book.—
Morgan Korn,
ABC News,
22 Feb. 2026
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Rock and roll went from Elvis to the Beatles.—
John Metcalfe,
Mercury News,
21 Feb. 2026
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How many illnesses, how many businesses will suffer, how many fish and animals lost, as the burbling witch’s brew rolls, slowly, to the ocean?—
Joe Soucheray,
Twin Cities,
21 Feb. 2026
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“Financing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/financing. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.
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