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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
During a tour at Turning Point USA’s Phoenix headquarters last October, staff described the evolution from a Chicago garage startup to a sprawling campus funded by donors in 2018.
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Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
His position is funded by the ADG Community Journalism Project.
—Arkansas Online, 12 Sep. 2025
The change affects hundreds of scientists and researchers, many of whom are funded by NASA to conduct their work in climate science, space and other disciplines, the sources said.
—Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2025
So this means that the overwhelming majority of small businesses are self-funded and family-run.
—Gelila, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
His campaign was largely self funded.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 11 Sep. 2025
More than a dozen environmental organizations sent the city a joint letter this month endorsing the new plan, which was funded by both federal and state grants.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025
Ashley Miznazi is a climate change reporter for the Miami Herald funded by the Lynn and Louis Wolfson II Family Foundation and MSC Cruises.
—Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 5 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
Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
His position is funded by the ADG Community Journalism Project.
—Arkansas Online, 12 Sep. 2025
The change affects hundreds of scientists and researchers, many of whom are funded by NASA to conduct their work in climate science, space and other disciplines, the sources said.
—Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2025
So this means that the overwhelming majority of small businesses are self-funded and family-run.
—Gelila, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
His campaign was largely self funded.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 11 Sep. 2025
More than a dozen environmental organizations sent the city a joint letter this month endorsing the new plan, which was funded by both federal and state grants.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025
Ashley Miznazi is a climate change reporter for the Miami Herald funded by the Lynn and Louis Wolfson II Family Foundation and MSC Cruises.
—Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 5 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for funded
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In China, newer but heavily debt-financed assets—from metro systems to high-speed rail—face profitability challenges, with maintenance costs outpacing budgets.—
Maurice Obeid,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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The Zionist Organization, founded at the Basel congress, was financed by membership fees.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
16 Sep. 2025
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Nadel, who is openly gay, muses on how the deaths of gay men subsidized his easy, happy childhood.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
10 Sep. 2025
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FanDuel subsidized rides for thousands of fans going to and from a Philadelphia Eagles game last week.—
Daniel Wine,
CNN Money,
10 Sep. 2025
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This notion—all men endowed with equal, inherent worth—sparked the Western journey toward justice and liberty.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Sep. 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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“Funded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/funded. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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