sponsored

past tense of sponsor

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for sponsored
Verb
  • The 48 employees work for the Consumer Services and Healthcare Regulation Commission, which is funded with state and federal money.
    Marissa Meador, IndyStar, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Construction started in October and has continued despite the ongoing government shutdown, since it is privately funded.
    Michael Nied, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Wagner has produced or financed more than 35 films across a wide range of budgets and genres, including Flight Risk starring Mark Wahlberg and directed by Mel Gibson, and Hypnotic starring Ben Affleck and directed by Robert Rodriguez.
    Justin Kroll, Deadline, 11 Nov. 2025
  • The project will cost more than $150 million and is financed privately by the Bhathals.
    Asli Pelit, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • The giants of Silicon Valley have a lot in common with Laura Ingalls Wilder, who portrayed her life on the prairie as a triumph of self-sufficiency, barely mentioning that the government underwrote the railroads, provided the farmland and tided the family through rough winters.
    Binyamin Appelbaum, Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2025
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“Sponsored.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sponsored. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.

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