1
as in financing
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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2
as in subsidizing
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 funding
Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
In a change, the 2026 budget would allocate funding to allow nonpublic schools to participate in the meals program.
—Paul Egan, Freep.com, 3 Oct. 2025
The funding goes toward improvements in waste collection, recycling and consumer outreach and education.
—Jeff Young, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
People had been waiting for hours to pick up groceries from Roadrunner Food Bank, which lost about 850,000 pounds of food to the funding cut, according to USDA records.
—ProPublica, 3 Oct. 2025
Justin Reich has received funding from Google, Microsoft, Apple, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the Chan/Zuckerberg Initiative, the Hewlett Foundation, education publishers, and other organizations that are involved in technology and schools.
—Justin Reich, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2025
Typically in a temporary funding lapse like this, a broad swath of workers is furloughed, but not permanently fired.
—Steve Inskeep, NPR, 3 Oct. 2025
State funding for Israeli cinema was mandated by a law that took effect in 1999.
—Gershom Gorenberg, The Atlantic, 3 Oct. 2025
Jonathan Ernst | Reuters The Senate on Friday once again did not pass dueling funding bills that would have kept the three-day-old government shutdown from stretching into next week.
—Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2025
Alana Wise, NPR, 4 Oct. 2025
Only once Congress passes funding to resume agencies’ normal operations, workers should be able to return to work and get paid as usual.
—Medora Lee, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
In the lead-up to the current shutdown, Republicans needed Democratic votes in the Senate to pass a bill that would keep funding the government at existing levels at least until November.
—Simon F. Haeder, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2025
The federal government shut down Wednesday after funding laws expired, putting over 750,000 federal employees on furlough and leaving others working without pay.
—Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 3 Oct. 2025
Money raised from Arizona lottery games goes toward funding higher education, health and human services, environmental conservation and economic and business development in the state.
—Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 3 Oct. 2025
They are expected to address the shutdown, which was triggered on Wednesday after Republicans and Democrats failed to come to an agreement that would continue funding the government.
—Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 2 Oct. 2025
This project secures funding through the Critical Design Review phase, procurement of long lead material for qualification, and will enable increased and accelerated capacity for solid rocket motor production, according to a press release.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 27 Sep. 2025
NextEra is primarily funding the project, however Google signed a power purchase agreement to use electricity from the project to power its data centers.
—Sydney Sasser, Arkansas Online, 26 Sep. 2025
Verb
Vought, who helped write the policy blueprint known as Project 2025, is playing a major role during the shutdown, including on decisions over whether there are mass layoffs of federal employees instead of furloughs and what funding is cut and what is allowed to flow.
—Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
In a change, the 2026 budget would allocate funding to allow nonpublic schools to participate in the meals program.
—Paul Egan, Freep.com, 3 Oct. 2025
The funding goes toward improvements in waste collection, recycling and consumer outreach and education.
—Jeff Young, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
People had been waiting for hours to pick up groceries from Roadrunner Food Bank, which lost about 850,000 pounds of food to the funding cut, according to USDA records.
—ProPublica, 3 Oct. 2025
Justin Reich has received funding from Google, Microsoft, Apple, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the Chan/Zuckerberg Initiative, the Hewlett Foundation, education publishers, and other organizations that are involved in technology and schools.
—Justin Reich, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2025
Typically in a temporary funding lapse like this, a broad swath of workers is furloughed, but not permanently fired.
—Steve Inskeep, NPR, 3 Oct. 2025
State funding for Israeli cinema was mandated by a law that took effect in 1999.
—Gershom Gorenberg, The Atlantic, 3 Oct. 2025
Jonathan Ernst | Reuters The Senate on Friday once again did not pass dueling funding bills that would have kept the three-day-old government shutdown from stretching into next week.
—Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
States step in and donations for some relief Several states have taken it into their own hands to see to it that their parks remain open during the federal funding spat, either directly funding the sites themselves or collecting third-party relief to help keep the doors open.
—Alana Wise, NPR, 4 Oct. 2025
Only once Congress passes funding to resume agencies’ normal operations, workers should be able to return to work and get paid as usual.
—Medora Lee, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
In the lead-up to the current shutdown, Republicans needed Democratic votes in the Senate to pass a bill that would keep funding the government at existing levels at least until November.
—Simon F. Haeder, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2025
The federal government shut down Wednesday after funding laws expired, putting over 750,000 federal employees on furlough and leaving others working without pay.
—Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 3 Oct. 2025
Money raised from Arizona lottery games goes toward funding higher education, health and human services, environmental conservation and economic and business development in the state.
—Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 3 Oct. 2025
They are expected to address the shutdown, which was triggered on Wednesday after Republicans and Democrats failed to come to an agreement that would continue funding the government.
—Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 2 Oct. 2025
This project secures funding through the Critical Design Review phase, procurement of long lead material for qualification, and will enable increased and accelerated capacity for solid rocket motor production, according to a press release.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 27 Sep. 2025
NextEra is primarily funding the project, however Google signed a power purchase agreement to use electricity from the project to power its data centers.
—Sydney Sasser, Arkansas Online, 26 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for funding
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Constantin Film is producing and co-financing the film.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Oct. 2025
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Getting a government guarantee can persuade banks to loan money to new business ventures, even though financing them involves a degree of risk, Oetken said.—
Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy had been clear, USDOT said, that subsidizing projects that have DEI programs in place was a waste of taxpayer resources.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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But the majority went by plane, subsidizing their trip by selling their homes, sometimes at punitively low prices.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In their funding bill, Democrats included a provision to extend Affordable Care Act subsidies set to expire this year, warning that failure to act could lead to higher insurance premiums.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
6 Oct. 2025
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Democrats have largely withheld votes from a short-term plan to fund the government, insisting Republicans engage with them on extending enhanced Obamacare subsidies.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
6 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Still, advocates insist that HBCUs struggle with funding and their endowments are significantly smaller than predominately White institutions.—
Nicquel Terry Ellis,
CNN Money,
6 Oct. 2025
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Margin-sensitivity refers to being focused on fees and net cost efficiency — institutions like pensions and endowments often negotiate hard on management fees, performance fees, and deal terms.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Requiring employer sponsorship also restricts the number of jobs available to visa-seekers, and the new fee is likely to limit that even further.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
1 Oct. 2025
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And the media dollars and sponsorship money that power the growth of the sport depends on those fans.—
Emma Hinchliffe,
Fortune,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Funding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/funding. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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