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

Walsh, who also has children in the district, said the Patriot Mobile PAC funded candidates who were elected put politics above working with kids.

— Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Nov. 2026
The group Brin helped set up, Building a Better California, funded a deluge of ads featuring firefighters, teachers and Newsom that saturated California’s airwaves and social media feeds this fall.

— Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of funded

Verb

The acquisition will be financed with debt, and the company expects to prioritize reducing leverage over the next two years.

— Contessa Brewer, CNBC, 29 Oct. 2026
In features, Doran co-wrote the Netflix film Outlaw King starring Chris Pine and directed by David Mackenzie, with her upcoming movie Henry, financed by StudioCanal and starring Ralph Fiennes, shooting this year.

— Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 28 Oct. 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