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as in financed
to furnish (as an institution) with a regular source of income
her will funded a new science center for her beloved alma mater
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as in subsidized
to provide money for
Dad advised me to get a job because he wasn't going to fund my social life forever
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Recent Examples of funded
The boarding schools were launched and funded by the federal government, but Native Americans maintain that the state and local communities supported the schools.
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CBS News, 18 Feb. 2026
The event had been organized by a man named Wolf Tivy, the founder of a futurist magazine rumored to be funded by the libertarian entrepreneur Peter Thiel.
—James Duesterberg, New Yorker, 18 Feb. 2026
In April 2025, Left Hand absorbed Aurora’s Dry Dock Brewing in a move that was partially funded by a Wefunder public share offering and a Regulation D sale.
—Jonathan Shikes, Denver Post, 18 Feb. 2026
Beginning in the ’70s and ’80s, research into the benefits of wet floating took off — and has continued since, with studies funded by the National Institutes of Health.
—Shelby Hartman, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026
The public option gained attention in the late 2000s when Congress considered but ultimately rejected creating a health plan funded and run by the government that would compete with private carriers in the market.
—Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez, NPR, 18 Feb. 2026
It was created by voters in 1983 and is funded with a one-cent local sales tax from member cities across a 700-square-mile service area.
—Mel Fronczek, Dallas Morning News, 18 Feb. 2026
The project is fully funded by the Mets, including owners Steve and Alex Cohen.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 18 Feb. 2026
Designed to run for 42 months, the project is funded by the EU’s Horizon Europe program through the 2ZERO Partnership, and was launched in early 2026 with a kick-off event at the CIRCE Institute in Zaragoza, Spain.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 12 Feb. 2026
CBS News, 18 Feb. 2026
The event had been organized by a man named Wolf Tivy, the founder of a futurist magazine rumored to be funded by the libertarian entrepreneur Peter Thiel.
—James Duesterberg, New Yorker, 18 Feb. 2026
In April 2025, Left Hand absorbed Aurora’s Dry Dock Brewing in a move that was partially funded by a Wefunder public share offering and a Regulation D sale.
—Jonathan Shikes, Denver Post, 18 Feb. 2026
Beginning in the ’70s and ’80s, research into the benefits of wet floating took off — and has continued since, with studies funded by the National Institutes of Health.
—Shelby Hartman, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026
The public option gained attention in the late 2000s when Congress considered but ultimately rejected creating a health plan funded and run by the government that would compete with private carriers in the market.
—Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez, NPR, 18 Feb. 2026
It was created by voters in 1983 and is funded with a one-cent local sales tax from member cities across a 700-square-mile service area.
—Mel Fronczek, Dallas Morning News, 18 Feb. 2026
The project is fully funded by the Mets, including owners Steve and Alex Cohen.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 18 Feb. 2026
Designed to run for 42 months, the project is funded by the EU’s Horizon Europe program through the 2ZERO Partnership, and was launched in early 2026 with a kick-off event at the CIRCE Institute in Zaragoza, Spain.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 12 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for funded
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The pact called for $15 billion in new generation capacity within PJM, to be financed by tech companies, and urged the operator to hold an emergency auction to procure the power.—
Garrett Downs,
CNBC,
15 Feb. 2026
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The coalition has on its agenda to steer the country away from supporting Ukraine, reject some key European Union policies and change the way the public broadcasters are financed, which many consider a threat for their independence.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Feb. 2026
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The center also runs its own preschools, some of them state-subsidized, and maintains a waitlist for low-income families waiting for subsidized care.—
CalMatters,
Oc Register,
18 Feb. 2026
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Residents attest to pest infestation, mold and mildew in their units at the 297-unit apartment complex — privately owned but federally subsidized.—
Darcel Rockett,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Feb. 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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And Salieri seems more of hybrid creature, as though a villain out of Christopher Marlowe had suddenly been endowed with Shakespearean self-awareness.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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“Funded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/funded. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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