Thesaurus results for 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

Verb

The fund is backed by the company’s Steppes Fund for Change, which in turn is funded by a per-person fee of 115 pounds (about $156) for every Steppes Travel trip booking and donated on the traveler’s behalf.

— CNT Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Sep. 2026
Vought responded to these setbacks by proposing new grant funding rules that would make political considerations key determinants in which grants get funded.

— John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of funded

Verb

Where resilience produces measurable savings, those savings can help create an economic return for the parties that financed it.

— Marcene Mitchell, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2026
With the Spain Audiovisual Hub a key element of Spain’s post-COVID Recovery Plan, SETT’s funding is financed through the European Union’s Next Generation funds, Ponce notes.

— John Hopewell, Variety, 19 Sep. 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