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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
Ashley Miznazi is a climate change reporter for the Miami Herald funded by the Lynn and Louis Wolfson II Family Foundation and MSC Cruises.
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Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
Concurrent classes are now free for families starting this school year and are funded in part by the new Arkansas Access to Acceleration scholarship.
—Edward McKinnon, Arkansas Online, 4 Sep. 2025
In Nevada, school construction is typically funded locally through property taxes.
—Erica Mosca, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
Distribution rights remain open with the series having been largely funded through branding partnerships and sponsorship deals, we’re told, as well as the Malta tax credit.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025
The research builds on the Fraunhofer lighthouse project MaNiTU and the projects PrEsto and Perle, funded by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2025
All in all, the project cost about $38 million and was funded through the City of Milwaukee Tax Incremental District program, the American Rescue Plan Act and supported by the Milwaukee Public Library Foundation.
—Everett Eaton, jsonline.com, 30 Aug. 2025
It was funded partially by revenue bonds and private donations.
—Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Some Democrats are pushing for the party to continue to work with Republicans to hash out their annual funding bills, viewing the bipartisan legislation as their best chance to have more input in how the government will be funded.
—Aris Folley, The Hill, 29 Aug. 2025
Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
Concurrent classes are now free for families starting this school year and are funded in part by the new Arkansas Access to Acceleration scholarship.
—Edward McKinnon, Arkansas Online, 4 Sep. 2025
In Nevada, school construction is typically funded locally through property taxes.
—Erica Mosca, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
Distribution rights remain open with the series having been largely funded through branding partnerships and sponsorship deals, we’re told, as well as the Malta tax credit.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025
The research builds on the Fraunhofer lighthouse project MaNiTU and the projects PrEsto and Perle, funded by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2025
All in all, the project cost about $38 million and was funded through the City of Milwaukee Tax Incremental District program, the American Rescue Plan Act and supported by the Milwaukee Public Library Foundation.
—Everett Eaton, jsonline.com, 30 Aug. 2025
It was funded partially by revenue bonds and private donations.
—Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Some Democrats are pushing for the party to continue to work with Republicans to hash out their annual funding bills, viewing the bipartisan legislation as their best chance to have more input in how the government will be funded.
—Aris Folley, The Hill, 29 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for funded
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In a Canadian industry where for years doors were mostly closed to Black talent, and financing that came through when doors opened was meagre, the BSO report urges Black content creators be properly financed to build sustainable careers and businesses.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Sep. 2025
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Pic heralds from Deadpool and John Wick director David Leitch and Bullet Train producer Kelly McCormick’s 87North, and Bill Bindley and Mike Karz’s Gulfstream Pictures (Upgraded), which financed the movie.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
8 Sep. 2025
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Most of its residents rely on the low-cost insurance subsidized by the federal and state governments.—
Sarah Cutler,
Idaho Statesman,
3 Sep. 2025
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As my 2023 book Unequal Cities describes, the growth of suburbs was fueled by racially and economically exclusionary policies, with government subsidized housing and automobile transportation.—
Richard McGahey,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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Many wealthy individuals have fallen ill and subsequently endowed medical facilities.—
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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The colony is endowed with rubber and radium, copper and palm oil.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
26 Aug. 2025
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“Funded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/funded. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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