sponsored

verb

past tense of sponsor
as in funded

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Recent Examples of sponsored As well as Powerade, owned by the Coca-Cola Company, Fox’s in-game adverts have also been sponsored by Lenovo, another official FIFA sponsor. — Tom Burrows, New York Times, 17 June 2026 Albertsons has sponsored the event since its inception, and Chevron joined in 2021 as the presenting sponsor. — Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 24 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sponsored
  1. funded
  2. financed
  3. underwrote
Verb
  • Because most of these organizations are funded by government reimbursement and/or philanthropy, experience has taught them that when circumstances get dire, a government bailout will arrive or some entity will take a leap of faith to rescue them.
    — Ryan Dewey Smith, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Both constitute large projects, which are mostly funded with loans.
    — Zev Fima, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of funded
Verb
  • Before 2021, foreign aid financed roughly three-quarters of public expenditures.
    — Kara Fox, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026
  • The financing There’s been very little disclosed about how this deal is being financed.
    — Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of financed
Verb
  • However, for its loan to The British Museum, the UK Treasury officially underwrote the artifact with a provisional valuation of £800 million (approximately $1 billion USD).
    — Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Higher-for-longer separates managers who underwrote a downside case from managers who underwrote a refinancing that never came.
    — Hugh Leask, CNBC, 14 July 2026
Definition of underwrote

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