Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for refinanced
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If top-level soccer is now played by something like rootless cosmopolitans, it’s financed by billionaires who are no longer primarily European.—
Ian Buruma,
New Yorker,
23 Feb. 2026 -
As automobile production transformed Detroit into one of the wealthiest industrial cities in the country, fortunes made in manufacturing financed the construction of grand estates throughout neighborhoods such as Palmer Woods and Boston-Edison.—
Brendel Clark,
Freep.com,
21 Feb. 2026
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The boarding schools were launched and funded by the federal government, but Native Americans maintain that the state and local communities supported the schools.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
18 Feb. 2026
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The event had been organized by a man named Wolf Tivy, the founder of a futurist magazine rumored to be funded by the libertarian entrepreneur Peter Thiel.—
James Duesterberg,
New Yorker,
18 Feb. 2026
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If so, this fiction was similar to the one the British government had endorsed a year earlier, after Germany had invaded France and installed the collaborationist Vichy regime.—
Timothy W. Ryback,
The Atlantic,
19 Feb. 2026
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At the Fort Worth Police Association on Wednesday afternoon, various law enforcement associations from North Texas and around the state, including Fort Worth Congressman Craig Goldman and Mayor Mattie Parker, endorsed Cornyn.—
Jack Fink,
CBS News,
19 Feb. 2026
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With roots in the 1990s, the system has aided more than 750,000 investigations.—
Bill Chappell,
NPR,
19 Feb. 2026
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The autofocus is fast, quiet and reliable, aided by a stepping motor, though some photographers still prefer manual focus for greater precision.—
Tantse Walter,
Space.com,
18 Feb. 2026
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Brown went on to miss the free throw, but ended up grabbing the offensive rebound and center Luka Garza capitalized by making a basket to complete the four-point possession and cut the Heat’s lead from 21 to 17 within the first 29 seconds of the third quarter.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
7 Feb. 2026
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Pedregal and Stephenson have built a loyal following among taste-maker VCs and founders, but are playing catch up against bigger and better capitalized rivals.—
Iain Martin,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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The Center for Women’s and Gender Studies, a research hub that initially housed the majors before the department gained approval, opened in 1979 after students advocated for an education that included all people and perspectives.—
Lily Kepner,
Austin American Statesman,
22 Feb. 2026
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Prior to his death, the actor channeled his personal experiences with the condition to portray a firefighter living with ALS on TV and advocated for legislation related to the condition.—
Alexandra Del Rosario,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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In a bipartisan 13-5 vote, the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday backed the proposal (HB 1551) that provides certain civil immunity for a firearm manufacturer.—
News Service Of Florida,
Sun Sentinel,
18 Feb. 2026
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LaBeouf is scheduled to star in another film, God of the Rodeo, backed in part by producer Giannina Facio and her husband, director Ridley Scott, which is expected to film in the area in June and July, according to the Oklahoma Film + Music Office.—
Cheyenne Roundtree,
Rolling Stone,
18 Feb. 2026
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According to a press release, more than 82 million passengers patronized Denver's airport.—
Logan Smith,
CBS News,
5 Feb. 2026
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The film’s British production, and its British filmmaker, can’t help but occupy a large section of the movie’s negative space, inviting questions about who and what exactly is being satirized (or perhaps patronized) in this tale of warring desert nations.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
29 Dec. 2025
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