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Recent Examples of sponsoring
Mercedes-Benz has been sponsoring the Masters for almost 20 years; the 140-year-old automaker came on as an inaugural sponsor of ANWA seven years ago.
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Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 8 Apr. 2026
Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 8 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sponsoring
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By partnering with David Prior’s travel company, Prior, the bank and credit card issuer is funding the luxury lift its founder requires.—
Jennifer Leigh Parker,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
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Private providers are in a precarious moment right now due to funding strains caused by freezes to funding through the state’s Child Care Assistance Program, rising operational costs, and enrollment decreases tied to Colorado’s universal preschool program.—
Andrea Steffes-Tuttle,
Denver Post,
12 June 2026
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The five-year period ending June 30, 2025, already saw the bank provide more in financing commitments to developing countries than in any previous five-year period in its history.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
12 June 2026
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That means the industry will need to take more responsibility for building or financing new power generation in Illinois to serve its needs.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
12 June 2026
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In underwriting the loss can run to many times the premium, so a model that is right 95% of the time but wildly overconfident the rest can still be ruinous if its failures bunch together in the wrong place.—
Dara-Abasi Ita,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
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These brokerages work with the investment banks underwriting the IPO and receive a limited allocation of shares.—
Jasmin Suknanan,
CNBC,
12 June 2026
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The Green family started patronizing the restaurant in the 1980s.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 May 2026
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Trade school is often talked about as an alternative to a four-year degree, but the discourse can be patronizing, with jobs in construction framed as an off-ramp for the kids who can’t cut it in real college.—
Emma Green,
New Yorker,
17 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Sponsoring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sponsoring. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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