funded

past tense of fund

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Recent Examples of funded The grants are primarily funded through the Beatrice Fox Auerbach Foundation Fund at the Hartford Foundation with additional dollars from other donors and foundation’s discretionary funding, according to the organization. Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 8 Sep. 2026 Follower donations and a sponsorship from Sticker Savages helped keep the project funded. Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 8 Sep. 2026 Plans such as the one announced by the French government in July to improve museum security will only succeed if adequately funded and a long term commitment is made. Hikmat Mohammed For Artnews, Robb Report, 8 Sep. 2026 The seasonal program is funded through a combination of public and private donations. Hannah Kliger, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026 His mother, Colleen Burke, ran his firm and his finance manager, Robert Mogenroth, approved all the payments that funded his behavior, the lawsuit claims. Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026 The quantum computer was developed as part of the EPIQ project funded by the local government of the region of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW). Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2026 Still, today the program is largely funded by donations ranging from $1 to $10, made by customers at the register at Raley’s, Bel Air and Nob Hill stores in California and Nevada. Sacbee.com, 7 Sep. 2026 This influences how capital is allocated, which capabilities are funded, what risks are accepted, and whether growth translates into sustainable cash flow and returns. Kumar Rupesh, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for funded
Verb
  • Movies developed and financed outside of the major studios and streamers have a massive hill to climb.
    Matt Donnelly, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Paramount is distributing the film, which was made and financed by Hammerstone.
    Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Under Gavi’s cofinancing model, low- and middle-income countries’ initial vaccine purchases are subsidized by contributions from high-income countries and other investors.
    Kathryn H. Jacobsen, The Conversation, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Penguin Random House, largest seller of books, and most eager to sell them best, testified in court that the sales of only 4 percent of its books effectively subsidized the rest.
    M. C. Mah, Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The show was considered an outlier in its generally sympathetic take on Hill and his conservative views, as well as in terms of the agency with which the show’s creators endowed its working- and middle-class characters.
    Jordana Rosenfeld, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Someone who might have the answers is fan-favorite franchise staple Elise (Lin Shaye), a medium who commutes between both worlds, here via the body of a tattoo artist (Maisie Richardson-Sellers) endowed with paranormal gifts.
    Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 19 Aug. 2026

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“Funded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/funded. Accessed 11 Sep. 2026.

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