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
  • The grants are primarily funded through the Beatrice Fox Auerbach Foundation Fund at the Hartford Foundation with additional dollars from other donors and foundation’s discretionary funding, according to the organization.
    Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Follower donations and a sponsorship from Sticker Savages helped keep the project funded.
    Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 8 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Movies developed and financed outside of the major studios and streamers have a massive hill to climb.
    Matt Donnelly, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Paramount is distributing the film, which was made and financed by Hammerstone.
    Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2026
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

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“Sponsored.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sponsored. Accessed 10 Sep. 2026.

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