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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
Glenn Garner, Deadline, 30 Jan. 2026
Meanwhile, NewLimit, the longevity startup cofounded by billionaire Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong last year raised $130 million in Series B financing, to pursue epigenetic reprogramming.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 30 Jan. 2026
Sofi Zeman
january 22, Kansas City Star, 22 Jan. 2026
StudioCanal is fully financing the project and will release it theatrically in its overseas territories, along with launching worldwide sales at EFM.
—Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 21 Jan. 2026
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Noun
Princess Pictures has boarded The Answerers, Studio Goono’s dark comedy feature, which is currently in development with casting and financing underway.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 30 Jan. 2026
Meanwhile, NewLimit, the longevity startup cofounded by billionaire Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong last year raised $130 million in Series B financing, to pursue epigenetic reprogramming.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 30 Jan. 2026
Verb
Both local sales taxes and local compensating use taxes go toward financing the city and county general funds, a dedicated sales tax fund and an EMS fund.
—Sofi Zeman
january 22, Kansas City Star, 22 Jan. 2026
StudioCanal is fully financing the project and will release it theatrically in its overseas territories, along with launching worldwide sales at EFM.
—Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 21 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for financing
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The 2024 Democratic vice presidential nominee, Walz abandoned his campaign for a third term this month amid criticism over mismanagement of taxpayer funding for child care programs.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
30 Jan. 2026
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Trump also endorsed a Senate deal on government funding that would help avert a shutdown of federal services, according to Reuters.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
30 Jan. 2026
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Some of Thursday’s decline was related to Wall Street not being happy with how much the company was spending on investments for the future (capital expenditures), and the cloud business Azure may not have done as well as some hoped.—
Jason Gewirtz,
CNBC,
30 Jan. 2026
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However, some oil executives have expressed discomfort with the idea of sending capital into Venezuela.—
Moriah Thomas,
CNN Money,
30 Jan. 2026
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At the same time, landlords are also marketing amenities and subsidizing tenant improvement costs.—
Noelle Harff,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Jan. 2026
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This, means of course, your solar neighbor is subsidizing the electric company.—
Joshua Pearce,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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Most recently, negotiators walked away empty-handed after a long-shot push to extend enhanced Obamacare subsidies that were at the center of the last government shutdown.—
David Sivak,
The Washington Examiner,
31 Jan. 2026
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While Beijing has rolled out trade-in subsidies to spur sales of cars and appliances, the rebound in spending has been uneven.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
30 Jan. 2026
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The Revolutionary Guard holds vast business interest across Iran, and sanctions could allow its assets in Europe to be seized.—
SAM McNEIL AND JON GAMBRELL THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
30 Jan. 2026
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Such a poor win to loss ratio would typically lead to thinking that a team should sell off superfluous parts in trades and search for younger players or draft assets in return.—
Tony East,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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At Ford Foundation, Walker managed a $17 billion endowment and oversaw 500 employees across global operations.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
23 Jan. 2026
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HoSang has inquired why the university, like some other institutions, has not increased its endowment spending to mitigate further cuts.—
Livi Stanford,
Hartford Courant,
23 Jan. 2026
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Mega Millions and Powerball jackpot winners can decide on cash or annuity payment within 60 days after becoming entitled to the prize.—
Staff Reports,
The Providence Journal,
2 Feb. 2026
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The outside cash backing them likely represents the tip of the iceberg this year, observers said — especially in the first competitive Democratic governor’s race in over a decade where one candidate doesn’t promise to steamroll the competition’s spending with self-funding.—
Nick Coltrain,
Denver Post,
1 Feb. 2026
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Indie Sparks writes strong heroines whose knees go weak for cinnamon roll heroes with dirty mouths and the skills to walk the talk.—
Meg Miller,
Austin American Statesman,
31 Jan. 2026
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The lasagna roll-up is a genius approach to uniform serving sizes.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
31 Jan. 2026
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“Financing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/financing. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.
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