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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
In 2020, the NIH funded a network of 10 centers focused on emerging infectious diseases.
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Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 3 June 2026
The sci-fi horror movie was entirely self-funded and self-distributed for $3 million.
—Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2026
The thesis dies quietly while the next consolidator gets funded to repeat it.
—Malana Vantyler, USA Today, 3 June 2026
Several committees funded by developers and real estate agents raised hundreds of thousands of dollars to support the measure.
—William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 3 June 2026
Its estimated $23,000 cost was funded by the nonprofit Friends of the La Jolla Recreation Center.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 June 2026
Congress has already funded the rest of the Department of Homeland Security 's budget but funding for ICE and CBP were separated out during negotiations over immigration enforcement reforms to end the historic partial government shutdown.
—ABC News, 3 June 2026
These programs are federally funded and administered by states.
—Laura Geller, CBS News, 27 May 2026
But his visit was not funded solely by Barcelona.
—Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 27 May 2026
Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 3 June 2026
The sci-fi horror movie was entirely self-funded and self-distributed for $3 million.
—Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2026
The thesis dies quietly while the next consolidator gets funded to repeat it.
—Malana Vantyler, USA Today, 3 June 2026
Several committees funded by developers and real estate agents raised hundreds of thousands of dollars to support the measure.
—William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 3 June 2026
Its estimated $23,000 cost was funded by the nonprofit Friends of the La Jolla Recreation Center.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 June 2026
Congress has already funded the rest of the Department of Homeland Security 's budget but funding for ICE and CBP were separated out during negotiations over immigration enforcement reforms to end the historic partial government shutdown.
—ABC News, 3 June 2026
These programs are federally funded and administered by states.
—Laura Geller, CBS News, 27 May 2026
But his visit was not funded solely by Barcelona.
—Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 27 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for funded
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Equally, held in association with the Calviá Town Council, Conecta this year was financed via the Balearic island’s Sustainable Tourism Tax (ITS).—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
1 June 2026
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The deal would be financed by a combination of existing cash on hand at People and at MGM and additional debt and equity funding commitments.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
1 June 2026
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Being chosen got him a restaurant space for six months, a $10,000 grant and 60% of his rent subsidized.—
Katelyn Umholtz,
Kansas City Star,
2 June 2026
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Williamson helped to disguise the money as payments to McCluskie’s wife, who received about $10,000 per month, some of it subsidized with Williamson’s own funds, court documents say.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
2 June 2026
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Rick is tightly scheduled, punctilious to a fault, endowed with verbal wit that gently but firmly shapes and smooths social interactions.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
29 May 2026
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Evolution has therefore endowed these sites with an incredibly high capacity for regeneration.—
Jacek Krywko,
ArsTechnica,
29 May 2026
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“Funded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/funded. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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