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Recent Examples of sinking fund
For those who attend multiple weddings per year, a wedding guest sinking fund is probably a good idea.
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Nerdwallet, Oc Register, 4 Apr. 2025
Anyone who does qualify for student loan forgiveness could use a sinking fund to pay your taxes.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
Start a sinking fund This time of year can be expensive because everything piles up at once.
—Emmie Martin, Cfp®, CNBC, 20 Dec. 2024
In Royal Oak, voters decisively approved the renewal of a millage that funds the school district's sinking fund.
—Bill Laitner, Detroit Free Press, 9 Nov. 2022
If approved, village will add $3,371 annually to a sinking fund so the shades can be replaced when needed.
—Quinn Clark, Journal Sentinel, 25 Aug. 2022
But sinking funds into that pipeline would be a major gamble.
—Alex De Waal, Foreign Affairs, 7 Feb. 2013
Nerdwallet, Oc Register, 4 Apr. 2025
Anyone who does qualify for student loan forgiveness could use a sinking fund to pay your taxes.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
Start a sinking fund This time of year can be expensive because everything piles up at once.
—Emmie Martin, Cfp®, CNBC, 20 Dec. 2024
In Royal Oak, voters decisively approved the renewal of a millage that funds the school district's sinking fund.
—Bill Laitner, Detroit Free Press, 9 Nov. 2022
If approved, village will add $3,371 annually to a sinking fund so the shades can be replaced when needed.
—Quinn Clark, Journal Sentinel, 25 Aug. 2022
But sinking funds into that pipeline would be a major gamble.
—Alex De Waal, Foreign Affairs, 7 Feb. 2013
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sinking fund
Noun
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First Brands had a web of complex debt agreements with a slew of lenders and investment funds globally.—
Michael Wayland,
CNBC,
20 Oct. 2025
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This led to fervent talk about our perpetual lack of funds, the ravages of late capitalism, and how to assuage said ravages.—
Sam Lipsyte,
New Yorker,
19 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The proceeds from the sale will be used to rebuild my black-boot nest egg, which has run low of late due to unfavorable market conditions.—
Alyssa Brandt,
New Yorker,
6 Oct. 2025
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This approach could ease worries about nest eggs by extending income across a longer stretch.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Its proximity to Olympic National Park makes for a great base for day trips to explore rainforests, beaches, mountains and other backcountry treasures.—
Noreen Kompanik,
Boston Herald,
19 Oct. 2025
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The boutique will include handmade must haves, one-of-a-kind treasures and great gift ideas, as well as quilts for all ages, holiday items, children’s toys, lovely home décor, planters and unique household goods to name a few.—
Dawn Giangiulio,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Boissevain’s nature photography captures these in-transition landscapes in vivid hues and alien geometries, from close-ups of jellyfish-like crystal deposits to aerial shots of what scans like the surface of Mars.—
Randy McMullen,
Mercury News,
16 Oct. 2025
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The temple’s foundation deposits also contained a glass plaque confirming it was dedicated to the goddess Isis, the deity Cleopatra identified with during her reign from 51 BCE to 30 BCE.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Sinking fund.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sinking%20fund. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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