sponsored

Definition of sponsorednext
past tense of sponsor

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of sponsored Albertsons has sponsored the event since its inception, and Chevron joined in 2021 as the presenting sponsor. Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 24 Mar. 2026
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Verb
  • In other council races, Antonio Martinez is getting strong support in District 8 from labor, including an independent committee funded by $25,000 from the city’s firefighters union and $20,000 from a regional hotel workers union.
    David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2026
  • Our team’s research, funded by Northwestern University’s Roberta Buffett Institute for Global Affairs, has been researching the systematic barriers to ethical uses of DNA in cross-border family reunifications.
    Sara Huston, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2026
Verb
  • Equally, held in association with the Calviá Town Council, Conecta this year was financed via the Balearic island’s Sustainable Tourism Tax (ITS).
    John Hopewell, Variety, 1 June 2026
  • The deal would be financed by a combination of existing cash on hand at People and at MGM and additional debt and equity funding commitments.
    Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 1 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 4 Jun. 2026.

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