REFINANCED Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words

refinanced

verb

past tense of refinance

as in financed

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Verb

The film could not have been financed in Japan alone, Ibe said, and the reason lies in how Japanese film and anime are usually funded.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026
Eaton financed the acquisition with a bridge loan from ANB Bank.

— Thomas Gounley, Denver Post, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of financed

Verb

Startups that were founded within the past five years or funded within the past two years are able to apply, according to Anthropic.

— Justina Lee, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026
Agravitas is funded by the Basque government, the regional government, the provincial council, and the Bilbao city council, as well as the BBK Banking Foundation.

— News Desk, Artforum, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of funded

Verb

As well as Powerade, owned by the Coca-Cola Company, Fox’s in-game adverts have also been sponsored by Lenovo, another official FIFA sponsor.

— Tom Burrows, New York Times, 17 June 2026
Albertsons has sponsored the event since its inception, and Chevron joined in 2021 as the presenting sponsor.

— Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 24 Mar. 2026

Definition of sponsored

Verb

Moore has publicly endorsed the use of smelling salts by football players, singing their praises in a 2024 Wall Street Journal article about their popularity among UM players during the Jim Harbaugh era.

— Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 8 Oct. 2026
Sponsored by Common Sense Media and endorsed by OpenAI, the bill is named after 16-year-old Adam Raine, whose parents sued OpenAI alleging ChatGPT encouraged his suicide.

— Ella Chakarian, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of endorsed

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Trying to find her brother, Prue — aided by Curtis, who reveals previously unseen pluck and ingenuity — encounters a variety of colorful animal and human characters as both friends and foes.

— Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 11 Oct. 2026
The Dolphins were aided by two penalties—thanks Dexter Lawrence—that helped extend the drive.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of aided

Verb

Kaliakmanis threw a costly interception early in the third quarter and the Colts quickly capitalized.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 Oct. 2026
Lake Forest junior Sam Florjancic and Libertyville senior Austin Scott capitalized with birdies on their final holes to create a three-man deadlock at the top of the leaderboard.

— Harris Horowitz, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of capitalized

Verb

Anthropic has advocated for AI regulation, and Amodei last month called for a global slowdown in AI development to address the tech’s risks.

— Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026
After environmentalists advocated for protecting these unique creatures, the nuclear-weapons manufacturing on their site was halted.

— Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of advocated

Verb

Instead, it’s comprised of five—Sani Beach, Sani Asterias, Porto Sani, Sani Dunes, and Sani Club—stretched out across a slip of sandy beach backed by pine forests on the northwestern Aegean.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Oct. 2026
Son in turn brought in Hyundai Motor Company, which backed the film as its first investment in an independent feature, and Foster and Ahn made Choi an executive producer.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026

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