as in patron
a person who takes the responsibility for some other person or thing
you'll need a sponsor to recommend you in order to get into the exclusive country club
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Recent Examples of sponsor
Mo Khan, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
Over the next two years, fellows will be connected with industry professionals who will serve as sponsors, offering fellows a deeper, more engaged level of support than traditional mentorship.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 24 June 2025
Jay Cannon, USA Today, 12 June 2025
This free event is sponsored by Solana Beach Community Connections (SBCC).
—Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 June 2025
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Noun
Coaching managers and project sponsors through change, delivery, and operational demands | EMCC Senior Practitioner | MentorMeet.com
Starting out in coaching can feel both exciting and uncertain.
—Mo Khan, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
Over the next two years, fellows will be connected with industry professionals who will serve as sponsors, offering fellows a deeper, more engaged level of support than traditional mentorship.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 24 June 2025
Verb
Winning lottery numbers are sponsored by Jackpocket, the official digital lottery courier of the USA TODAY Network.
—Jay Cannon, USA Today, 12 June 2025
This free event is sponsored by Solana Beach Community Connections (SBCC).
—Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sponsor
Noun
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But the best joke of the night came early… before patrons even got to their seats, in fact.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
21 June 2025
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While making his way down the ramp, patrons began tossing Brady an assortment of NFL jerseys.—
Kevin McCormick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 June 2025
Verb
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Built by L3Harris, it’s funded by the Air Force Research Laboratory and potential replacement technology for GPS. USSF-106 is the 2nd of two NSSF Phase 2 contracts awarded to ULA in 2020 originally targeting a launch by the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2022 (FY22).—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
18 June 2025
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It is being enabled by the U.S. government who arm and fund Israel despite their war crimes.—
Thomas Smith,
Billboard,
18 June 2025
Noun
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Celta agreed to the deal despite criticism from supporters over the sale of an academy graduate who had been seen as heir apparent to Iago Aspas, 37-year-old forward who has spent a decade and a half with the club across two spells.—
Steve Madeley,
New York Times,
20 June 2025
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Most days, she was joined by a varied group of supporters—family, friends, parliamentarians, NGO representatives, and advocates from across the globe.—
Margaret Busby
June 20,
Literary Hub,
20 June 2025
Verb
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The film was financed and produced by Jeffrey M. Zucker’s Janowski Entertainment, in partnership with Core 4 Films and 19 Pictures.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
20 June 2025
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The livelihood of the local industry is indeed reliant on international co-productions and sales because the country is too small for ambitious projects to be fully financed locally, Marcus argues.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
20 June 2025
Noun
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For benefactors: • X-axis = Financial capacity • Y-axis = Ease of stewardship How many benefactors land in the upper right quadrant?—
Larry Bomback,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
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McLaurin was one of the biggest benefactors of his arrival, as the two quickly built a strong connection.—
Kevin McCormick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 June 2025
Verb
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Nor did Al Hilal’s vast transfer budget, underwritten by PIF, prove as much of a facilitator for logical deals in such a short transfer window as outsiders might have expected.—
Liam Twomey,
New York Times,
18 June 2025
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Under the pilot, Hawaiian engineering students from families with low incomes can borrow from a $2.5-million revolving fund underwritten by the Castle Foundation and other donors.—
Jon Marcus,
Los Angeles Times,
13 June 2025
Verb
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Up stepped the opposite left back, as Alex Telles set up for a left-footed indirect curler.—
Jeff Rueter,
New York Times,
15 June 2025
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Raúl has partnered with the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and set up a 24/7 bird camera behind the dining area.—
The New York Times,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 June 2025
Verb
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For one, if national security is going to be the routine excuse for not allowing Americans to patronize Chinese businesses, then by extension the employees of Chinese businesses will have greatly reduced means to purchase from American businesses.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2025
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Moreover, these restrictions did not address the root causes of the violence, which often occurred outside the establishments and involved individuals not patronizing the venues.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 May 2025
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“Sponsor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sponsor. Accessed 29 Jun. 2025.
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