sponsoring

Definition of sponsoringnext
present participle of sponsor

Example Sentences

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Verb
  • Officials and defense analysts have long said that the constraint is not simply funding, but structural limits in a defense industrial base designed for predictable demand rather than rapid wartime expansion.
    CBS News, CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026
  • DeLauro was leading a petition to force a vote on paying Transportation Security Administration workers, in addition to funding all of the DHS except ICE.
    Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 27 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Rather, the strategy has been to move incrementally, probably in recognition of the fact that property taxes remain the primary tool for financing local governments.
    Jon Coupal, Oc Register, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Braun signed a bill into law in February creating a northwest Indiana stadium authority that would be in charge of financing a new stadium for the Bears in Hammond, backed by a combination of local food and beverage taxes and tax-increment-financing in the stadium area.
    Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 26 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Sponsors pull out, protesters congregate in LA As Noma criticism gained traction, many sponsors underwriting its pop-up took notice.
    Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 13 Mar. 2026
  • At the dinner table, surrounded by financiers, politicians, and tech founders, the conversation drifts casually toward breeding, inheritance, and the preservation of elite bloodlines, revealing the worldview quietly underwriting the entire power structure.
    Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 5 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Staff are well-trained and proactive without being patronizing, and the hotel’s smaller scale makes navigation easy.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Feb. 2026
  • As that reopening date nears, some longtime residents have waxed nostalgic over its legacy as a beacon of entertainment in a community that was barred from patronizing other theaters in North Texas.
    Uwa Ede-Osifo, Dallas Morning News, 14 Feb. 2026
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“Sponsoring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sponsoring. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.

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