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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
That’s according to a recent filing with the Department of Insurance by the state-created, but privately funded, plan.
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Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2025
That effort will come as federal funding through the American Rescue Plan Act, a COVID-19 pandemic program that funded many violence prevention programs, dries up at the end of next year.
—David Clarey, jsonline.com, 3 Oct. 2025
His position is funded by the ADG Community Journalism Project.
—Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2025
That number was lower than in past shutdowns because big agencies like Veterans Affairs and Defense were already funded.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 2 Oct. 2025
The hardball tactics go well beyond what is common in a shutdown, where typically many federal workers are furloughed and then receive back pay once the government is funded.
—Erik Wasson, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2025
Construction of a new $200 million White House ballroom, funded by private donors, continued amid the shutdown.
—Joey Garrison, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
Last week, Republicans in the House of Representatives, joined by one Democrat, passed a short-term measure to keep the government funded until November 20, but Senate Democrats blocked it.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
The cost of these projects is funded through the Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust — the same group that funds IndyStar’s environmental coverage like this story.
—Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 25 Sep. 2025
Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2025
That effort will come as federal funding through the American Rescue Plan Act, a COVID-19 pandemic program that funded many violence prevention programs, dries up at the end of next year.
—David Clarey, jsonline.com, 3 Oct. 2025
His position is funded by the ADG Community Journalism Project.
—Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2025
That number was lower than in past shutdowns because big agencies like Veterans Affairs and Defense were already funded.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 2 Oct. 2025
The hardball tactics go well beyond what is common in a shutdown, where typically many federal workers are furloughed and then receive back pay once the government is funded.
—Erik Wasson, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2025
Construction of a new $200 million White House ballroom, funded by private donors, continued amid the shutdown.
—Joey Garrison, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
Last week, Republicans in the House of Representatives, joined by one Democrat, passed a short-term measure to keep the government funded until November 20, but Senate Democrats blocked it.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
The cost of these projects is funded through the Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust — the same group that funds IndyStar’s environmental coverage like this story.
—Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 25 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for funded
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The transaction is being financed by a group of investors that includes Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, private equity group Silver Lake, and an investment firm founded by Jared Kushner, the company said in a statement this week.—
Jillian Frankel,
PEOPLE,
30 Sep. 2025
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Jeremy Irons, Emmy Raver-Lampman, Bobby Naderi and Jemma Redgrave will also reprise their roles in the sequel, distributed worldwide by Amazon MGM Studios and produced and financed by Miramax, with Yara Shahidi as a new addition to the cast.—
Angelique Jackson,
Variety,
30 Sep. 2025
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Meanwhile, Venezuela, which subsidized Cuba for a decade in the 2000s, particularly with oil exports, no longer has the capacity to do so.—
Joseph J. Gonzalez,
The Conversation,
3 Oct. 2025
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Their insurance would remain heavily subsidized, just at the lower level established by the original Affordable Care Act legislation.—
Margot Sanger-Katz,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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This week Vilnius City Council has just greenlit the launch of the the first city fund in the country, the Vilnius Film Fund, endowed with a €100,000 ($116,700) budget.—
Annika Pham,
Variety,
26 Sep. 2025
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The pressure Alex, who is endowed by Martin with endearing softness and paralyzing self-doubt, feels to be a brave cop, a strong father, and the righteous hero of this story can’t be separated from his experience as a trans man still honing his relationship to masculinity.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Funded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/funded. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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