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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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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
Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 8 Nov. 2025
French estimates place a nationwide ERS rollout at €30–€40 billion, likely requiring private-sector funding models.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 8 Nov. 2025
So too can standing up programs that can last with one-time funding.
—Madeline Heim, jsonline.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Several state and local governments have been stepping in to help fill funding shortfalls for food banks and pantries.
—Tovia Smith, NPR, 7 Nov. 2025
That’s the question posed by a provocative ad running ahead of screenings at this year’s Thessaloniki Film Festival, highlighting the dire state of film funding in Greece.
—Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 7 Nov. 2025
But Democratic Mayor Eddie Melton basically went to the state legislature, secured a bunch of funding to put things in motion for Gary, and returned to the city to become mayor and execute those things.
—Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 7 Nov. 2025
The tax credits for Obamacare enrollees are the issue at the center of the 38-day funding crisis.
—Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
Whitmer said that following the ruling, Michigan moved ahead with providing SNAP funding.
—Detroit Fress Staff, Freep.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Kristin Larson, Footwear News, 7 Nov. 2025
Marking recommended several cuts related to school programming by the 2026-27 school year, such as eliminating the parent participation preschool, funding for sixth grade camping field trips and paying for testing related to GATE, SAT, International Baccalaureate and AP testing.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 7 Nov. 2025
But now, as Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine approaches its fourth anniversary, Orbán is under increasing pressure from Brussels and Washington to end Hungary's reliance on Russian oil, a resource seen as critical for funding Moscow's war.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2025
Questers keep history alive through education, preservation of meaningful places and by funding the restoration of historic landmarks.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2025
That’s why Rotary members, also embedded in these same communities, have played a vital role in not just funding and organizing campaigns, but also dispelling doubts and ensuring no child is left behind.
—Dr. Tunji Funsho, Time, 24 Oct. 2025
True, oil is essential to the Russian economy, funding the Kremlin’s costly war in Ukraine.
—Matthew Chance, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
Jarring images of the construction prompted a wave of backlash and questions, including whether the demolition could have been stopped and who is funding the project.
—Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 23 Oct. 2025
Indivisible has also received hundreds of thousands of dollars from the Tides Foundation and the Tides Network, which have been accused of funding anti-Israel campus protests.
—Gabrielle M. Etzel, The Washington Examiner, 18 Oct. 2025
Noun
Proponents countered that 57% of project funding will come from private and non-local sources, and that local property owners — especially second homeowners — would pay a modest share.
—Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 8 Nov. 2025
French estimates place a nationwide ERS rollout at €30–€40 billion, likely requiring private-sector funding models.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 8 Nov. 2025
So too can standing up programs that can last with one-time funding.
—Madeline Heim, jsonline.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Several state and local governments have been stepping in to help fill funding shortfalls for food banks and pantries.
—Tovia Smith, NPR, 7 Nov. 2025
That’s the question posed by a provocative ad running ahead of screenings at this year’s Thessaloniki Film Festival, highlighting the dire state of film funding in Greece.
—Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 7 Nov. 2025
But Democratic Mayor Eddie Melton basically went to the state legislature, secured a bunch of funding to put things in motion for Gary, and returned to the city to become mayor and execute those things.
—Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 7 Nov. 2025
The tax credits for Obamacare enrollees are the issue at the center of the 38-day funding crisis.
—Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
Whitmer said that following the ruling, Michigan moved ahead with providing SNAP funding.
—Detroit Fress Staff, Freep.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Verb
The biggest obstacle to moving the initiative forward is funding.
—Kristin Larson, Footwear News, 7 Nov. 2025
Marking recommended several cuts related to school programming by the 2026-27 school year, such as eliminating the parent participation preschool, funding for sixth grade camping field trips and paying for testing related to GATE, SAT, International Baccalaureate and AP testing.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 7 Nov. 2025
But now, as Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine approaches its fourth anniversary, Orbán is under increasing pressure from Brussels and Washington to end Hungary's reliance on Russian oil, a resource seen as critical for funding Moscow's war.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2025
Questers keep history alive through education, preservation of meaningful places and by funding the restoration of historic landmarks.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2025
That’s why Rotary members, also embedded in these same communities, have played a vital role in not just funding and organizing campaigns, but also dispelling doubts and ensuring no child is left behind.
—Dr. Tunji Funsho, Time, 24 Oct. 2025
True, oil is essential to the Russian economy, funding the Kremlin’s costly war in Ukraine.
—Matthew Chance, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
Jarring images of the construction prompted a wave of backlash and questions, including whether the demolition could have been stopped and who is funding the project.
—Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 23 Oct. 2025
Indivisible has also received hundreds of thousands of dollars from the Tides Foundation and the Tides Network, which have been accused of funding anti-Israel campus protests.
—Gabrielle M. Etzel, The Washington Examiner, 18 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for funding
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Cotton argued the shutdown’s cause was not the expiring health care subsidies, but rather Democrats’ fear of blowback from their supporters.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
11 Nov. 2025
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In the end, the Democrats mostly oriented their demands toward health care—above all, the renewal of expiring Obamacare subsidies—as opposed to, say, prioritizing more abstract ultimatums related to creeping authoritarianism.—
Jon Allsop,
New Yorker,
11 Nov. 2025
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Among its many funding programmes, the agency has an international co-production fund, Taiwan International Co-funding Program (TICP), that in its early days was involved in co-financing a wide range of Asian and European arthouse films.—
Liz Shackleton,
Deadline,
7 Nov. 2025
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Brazil is set to introduce an ambitious and innovative new system for financing forest protection (more on that below) and Lula comes into COP30 with an impressive record of successful forest protection.—
Jeff Young,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
Verb
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If Beijing now doubles down on subsidizing both cutting-edge and traditional industries, the result could be an even greater glut of Chinese products globally, exacerbating trade frictions.—
Shaoyu Yuan,
The Conversation,
5 Nov. 2025
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In subsequent years, Congress has continued to shape where Americans live, in part by subsidizing flood insurance, electricity rates and development.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
3 Nov. 2025
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Carol Burnett has unloaded a massive haul of her most coveted awards, handing them off to her alma mater in conjunction with an endowment to support aspiring musical theater performers.—
Karu F Daniels,
Mercury News,
7 Nov. 2025
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Collectively, the endowments of the eight most elite American universities come out to about $200 billion.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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These buying executives indicate that advertisers are certainly interested in Netflix’ progress in selling advertising, but note that the company has probably had more success in striking sponsorship deals of individual titles rather than selling sheer tonnage of its inventory.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
5 Nov. 2025
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The proposal is being circulated among lawmakers for co-sponsorship and has not yet been formally introduced.—
Kayla Huynh,
jsonline.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Funding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/funding. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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