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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
Your journey home is covered by the Philadelphia host committee and funded by Airbnb.
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Elias Burke, New York Times, 21 May 2026
New schools are typically funded through a combination of developer fees, district bond funds and state matching funds, Griffin said.
—Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 20 May 2026
The project will also be funded through two separate 1% sales taxes and by the creation of a Tax Increment Financing District, an area funded by borrowing against future increases in property taxes.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 20 May 2026
The rebuild will be fully funded by the federal government.
—Adam Thompson, CBS News, 20 May 2026
But rumors swirled that the dark money group was funded by AIPAC in the race.
—Julia Terruso, Time, 20 May 2026
The pilot is being funded by a combination of city dollars and a state grant.
—Ishan Thakore, NPR, 20 May 2026
Rubens was self-funded and grew slowly.
—Alejandra Rojas, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
The core mechanism of the Constitution is the way that the United States government is funded through taxes voted by Congress, through spending voted by Congress, and through financial power delegated by Congress to the president.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 20 May 2026
Elias Burke, New York Times, 21 May 2026
New schools are typically funded through a combination of developer fees, district bond funds and state matching funds, Griffin said.
—Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 20 May 2026
The project will also be funded through two separate 1% sales taxes and by the creation of a Tax Increment Financing District, an area funded by borrowing against future increases in property taxes.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 20 May 2026
The rebuild will be fully funded by the federal government.
—Adam Thompson, CBS News, 20 May 2026
But rumors swirled that the dark money group was funded by AIPAC in the race.
—Julia Terruso, Time, 20 May 2026
The pilot is being funded by a combination of city dollars and a state grant.
—Ishan Thakore, NPR, 20 May 2026
Rubens was self-funded and grew slowly.
—Alejandra Rojas, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
The core mechanism of the Constitution is the way that the United States government is funded through taxes voted by Congress, through spending voted by Congress, and through financial power delegated by Congress to the president.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 20 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for funded
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Topic Studios also financed the film with Stay Gold as co-financier.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
18 May 2026
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Topic Studios financed and produced the project, and A24 has taken worldwide rights to the film.—
Matt Donnelly,
Variety,
18 May 2026
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Anthropic's June 15 credit-pool change signals that subsidized programmatic usage on subscription plans is ending across the industry.—
Janakiram MSV,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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You get defined, subsidized upside, and a meaningful buffer on the downside, and a trade that works with the dynamics of the options market, not against it.—
Michael Khouw,
CNBC,
13 May 2026
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But on the flip side, some studies conclude that CODAs learn from playing interpreter at a young age to communicate better personally and professionally later in life, and may grow up endowed with special talents for conveying and reading facial expressions and gestures.—
Bob Brody,
Baltimore Sun,
9 May 2026
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Political messianism is a style of leadership that places great faith in a single leader who is endowed with godlike attributes.—
Austin Sarat,
The Conversation,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Funded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/funded. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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