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refinances

verb

present tense third-person singular of refinance
as in cofinances

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  1. finances
  2. aids
  3. funds
  4. underwrites
  5. backs
  6. endorses
  7. advocates
  8. subsidizes
Verb
  • Selling the 210 put and 245 call, each 10 points further from the money, generates a credit that partially finances the trade.
    — Julia Spina, CNBC, 22 Sep. 2026
  • But most bonds are repaid by the state’s general fund, the main cash box that finances major programs such as education, healthcare, prisons and fighting wildfires.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of finances
Verb
  • The absence of the SLC women and their tension with Barlow aids the convivial atmosphere, but Lisa isn’t completely safe from a whacking.
    — Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 21 Sep. 2026
  • And the threat of a downfield passing game also aids the ground game.
    — Sam Warren, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of aids
Verb
  • In North Miami, a municipality with a large segment of South Florida’s Haitian American population, the city typically funds a party each year to celebrate Haitian Flag Day in May.
    — Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Only value builds wealth that outlives the work, that funds a legacy instead of a lifestyle, that seats you at the table instead of leaving you outside it.
    — Meredith Moore, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of funds
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  • The Elysabeth Kleinhans Theatrical Foundation underwrites most of the cost of our three performance spaces, equipment, and support services.
    — Brian Beirne, New York Daily News, 16 Sep. 2026
  • But that spread is the distance between the single best market in America and the average one, measured after the year ended, and nobody underwrites to hindsight.
    — Tony Julianelle, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
Definition of underwrites
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  • All in attendance—whether new to the brand or eager to discover something—simply wanted a conversational experience to demystify the scientific aspect that backs the brand’s formulas.
    — Kiana Murden, Vogue, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Outgoing House Democrat backs incumbent Republican lawmaker for re-election.
    — , FOXNews.com, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of backs
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  • In two South Florida congressional districts, the Sun Sentinel Editorial Board endorses long-time Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz and, in an open seat, newcomer Pia Dandiya.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Today’s newsletter highlights Mary Norwood endorses Rick Jackson for governor.
    — Adam Beam, AJC.com, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of endorses
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  • Large CAFOs in Iowa increased from 789 in 1990 to 4,444 in 2025, according to an analysis by the Environmental Working Group, an organization that advocates for greater regulation of CAFOs.
    — Rachel Cramer, NPR, 21 Sep. 2026
  • First Amendment advocates, as well as the news organizations’ top editors, said the Senate’s demand was a dramatic overreach.
    — Skyler Swisher, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of advocates
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  • Because the federal government more generously subsidizes enrollees under the ACA expansion, the traditional Medicaid population can be crowded out of access to timely, high-quality care.
    — Editorial Board, Washington Post, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Thus, the middle power taxpayer subsidizes US dominance in technology.
    — Wal van Lierop, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of subsidizes
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