Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sinking funds
Noun
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Due to the ongoing federal government shutdown, regular funds for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program – also known as SNAP, food stamps and CalFresh in California – were depleted at the end of October.—
Nicole Nixon,
Sacbee.com,
10 Nov. 2025 -
The deal would reinstate federal workers who had received reduction in force, or layoff, notices and reimburse states that spent their own funds to keep federal programs running during the shutdown.—
Orianna Rosa Royle,
Fortune,
10 Nov. 2025
Noun
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But investors shouldn’t bet their nest eggs on this trade continuing to hold up in the new year, according to Amy Arnott, portfolio strategist at Morningstar.—
Darla Mercado, CFP®,
CNBC,
29 Dec. 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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Amaroq, which operates on the island, said the White House is talking to it about investment in its projects that extract or explore gold, gallium and other critical mineral deposits.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
9 Jan. 2026
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Venezuela's constitution states that the nation owns all mineral and hydrocarbon deposits — its oil and natural gas reserves — within its own territory, including those that lie beneath the country's seabed.—
Aimee Picchi,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Access the park by snorkeling or diving, or via a glass-bottom boat, before heading to the offshoot site in neighboring Carriacou, hidden among the reefs of an island renowned for its treasures beneath the surface.—
Carley Rojas Avila,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Jan. 2026
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The latest discovery isn't the first time that modern construction projects have yielded historical treasures in Europe.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
6 Jan. 2026
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“Sinking funds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sinking%20funds. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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