as in patron
a person who takes the responsibility for some other person or thing
you'll need a sponsor to recommend you in order to get into the exclusive country club
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Recent Examples of sponsor
Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2025
It was introduced Tuesday after The Post asked about its status; Senate President James Coleman had said that morning that sponsors were still working with stakeholders on the bill.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 23 Apr. 2025
Ilana Kaplan, People.com, 22 Apr. 2025
The Rankings and Tiers series is sponsored by E*Trade from Morgan Stanley.
—Law Murray, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Noon, the club’s sleeve sponsor, and Sela, the club’s front-of-shirt sponsor, are each PIF-owned, and constitute related parties.
—Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2025
It was introduced Tuesday after The Post asked about its status; Senate President James Coleman had said that morning that sponsors were still working with stakeholders on the bill.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 23 Apr. 2025
Verb
In an exclusive interview with PEOPLE, the rising country star opens up about partnering with Patrón El Alto — who are sponsoring the Stagecoach afterparties — her next project and the comparisons she's received to Taylor Swift.
—Ilana Kaplan, People.com, 22 Apr. 2025
The Rankings and Tiers series is sponsored by E*Trade from Morgan Stanley.
—Law Murray, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sponsor
Noun
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But imagine a different encounter than the one in the gallery, in front of pictures mostly painted for private patrons.—
Jason Farago,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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Starbucks reverses open-door policy: Buy something or leave Customer cites ‘gray area’ and ‘human element’ to Starbucks pool of patrons Cat Wack, 35, lives in the Glen Allen, Virginia area, about 14 miles northwest of Richmond, the state capital.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The proposal would direct the fee payments to fund the Executive Office for Immigration Review, which runs the nation's immigration courts, and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.—
Lauren Villagran,
USA Today,
1 May 2025
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Coker said under the boundaries that were considered, the Keller side of the district would have received $8,300 per student and had $2.5 million in recapture payments — money paid back to the state to help fund schools with less money.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
1 May 2025
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In a statement posted to X, Taylor congratulated Lee and acknowledged the impact of his supporters.—
Oumou Fofana,
Essence,
21 Apr. 2025
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Some supporters even lost the will to protest, feeling nothing will change.—
Rob Tanner,
New York Times,
21 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The trip taken by Garcia, Frost, Ansari and Dexter is not being financed by taxpayer dollars, according to a news release.—
Sudiksha Kochi,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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And while Volcker was allegedly tightening credit, innovative financiers like Michael Milken were financing Schumpeterian-style corporations like MCI at rates south of the Fed funds rate.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
20 Apr. 2025
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Based on industries listed in the regulations targeted by Trump, owners of coal plants are among the potential benefactors.—
Michael Hawthorne,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Apr. 2025
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The institute’s primary benefactor was Peter Thiel, a billionaire venture capitalist and the co-founder of PayPal who donated more than $1.25 million to the organization and related projects.—
Ian Urbina,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Tens of millions of Americans have benefitted from the group's binding recommendations to health plans, which must underwrite a broad range of treatments from cancer screenings to cholesterol-lowering medications and drugs to prevent the spread of HIV.—
Devin Dwyer,
ABC News,
21 Apr. 2025
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That doesn’t mean Southern cities have been willing to blindly fork over taxpayer dollars to fund construction; projects in Houston, Nashville, Austin and Orlando were underwritten primarily by private funds.—
Ian Nicholas Quillen,
Forbes.com,
11 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Any additional automakers partners that join up would have to set up their own anonymization engine similar to what Stellantis has done.—
Sam Abuelsamid,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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An expensive endeavor Just setting up the first-generation Kuiper system of about 3,200 satellites could cost as much as $17 billion upfront, according to an October report from financial services company Raymond James.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN Money,
29 Apr. 2025
Verb
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June did not wither when patronized by Lawrence, though, and as the friendship between Moss and Whitford deepened, so did the relationship between the handmaid and the commander, which was being written as the show went along.—
Trish Deitch,
Variety,
8 Apr. 2025
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Don’t patronize the big cruise ships.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
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“Sponsor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sponsor. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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