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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
Even so, products for women have been funded, approved by regulators and marketed widely, side effects and all.
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Ana Castelain, Bloomberg, 28 Jan. 2026
Public policy makers who funded mental institutions wanted to keep track of the number of people with particular disorders, but in an era of deinstitutionalization, numbers aren’t as important.
—Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 28 Jan. 2026
Magna funded the acquisition and installation of the simulator.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 28 Jan. 2026
State programs aimed at helping communities pay for protections against predators such as installing improved fencing or training in nonlethal methods of controlling them have only been funded sporadically.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 28 Jan. 2026
Seely's role is funded through a collaboration between the Freedom Forum and Journalism Funding Partners.
—Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 28 Jan. 2026
This position is funded by the ADG Community Journalism Project.
—Matt Byrne, Arkansas Online, 28 Jan. 2026
The film, which was announced a few years ago with a slightly different cast and Mister Smith handling sales, is now due to be funded through Concourse’s sister company, Archetype Media Finance.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 27 Jan. 2026
Half of the wall installed thus far was funded through the One Big, Beautiful Bill, which CBP could not spend until September.
—Anna Giaritelli, The Washington Examiner, 22 Jan. 2026
Ana Castelain, Bloomberg, 28 Jan. 2026
Public policy makers who funded mental institutions wanted to keep track of the number of people with particular disorders, but in an era of deinstitutionalization, numbers aren’t as important.
—Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 28 Jan. 2026
Magna funded the acquisition and installation of the simulator.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 28 Jan. 2026
State programs aimed at helping communities pay for protections against predators such as installing improved fencing or training in nonlethal methods of controlling them have only been funded sporadically.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 28 Jan. 2026
Seely's role is funded through a collaboration between the Freedom Forum and Journalism Funding Partners.
—Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 28 Jan. 2026
This position is funded by the ADG Community Journalism Project.
—Matt Byrne, Arkansas Online, 28 Jan. 2026
The film, which was announced a few years ago with a slightly different cast and Mister Smith handling sales, is now due to be funded through Concourse’s sister company, Archetype Media Finance.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 27 Jan. 2026
Half of the wall installed thus far was funded through the One Big, Beautiful Bill, which CBP could not spend until September.
—Anna Giaritelli, The Washington Examiner, 22 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for funded
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The family has financed its racing, with occasional support from local teams and collaborators.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Jan. 2026
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The average amount financed for a new car reached an all-time of $43,759 at the end of last year, according to Edmunds.—
Jessica Dickler,
CNBC,
26 Jan. 2026
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The plant was also to be part of a $4 billion life sciences innovation district called the Texas Research Quarter and subsidized by the City of Plano.—
Sasha Richie,
Dallas Morning News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Thus, the citizens of Minnesota have, as American taxpayers, subsidized an occupation overseas that is effectively a laboratory for their own.—
Ta-Nehisi Coates,
Vanity Fair,
26 Jan. 2026
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Koren returned to work stripped of two titles and of a chair that had been endowed in his name.—
Ben Taub,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026
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With an $18 million gift, the couple endowed the Texas Center for Writers, which was renamed the Michener Center after his death in 1997.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American Statesman,
20 Jan. 2026
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“Funded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/funded. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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