sponsored

past tense of sponsor

Example Sentences

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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
  • Today, the city and county-funded nonprofit manages 140 spaces in nine lots in Mountain View and Palo Alto.
    Sharon Chin, CBS News, 18 June 2026
  • The report, authored by barrister Graham Smith and released through Rupert Lowe's independent grooming gangs inquiry, was funded through public donations.
    Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 17 June 2026
Verb
  • According to a plan approved by the government last week, public radio and television would be financed from the state budget starting next year, instead of fees paid by individuals, households and businesses.
    ABC News, ABC News, 22 June 2026
  • What this doesn’t tell voters is that these ads are being financed by those in the AI industry who favor sensible regulation of artificial intelligence.
    Richard J. Davis, New York Daily News, 21 June 2026
Verb
  • Software, with its recurring revenues and high margins, became the consensus answer for investors across every asset class - public equity funds bought the stocks and private credit funds underwrote the debt.
    Steven Dudash, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
  • Soon enough, there was the Giorgio Armani retrospective at the Guggenheim, and JPMorgan Chase underwrote the opening day of the new MoMA, which had spent half a billion dollars to rebuild itself.
    Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 20 Apr. 2026

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“Sponsored.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sponsored. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.

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