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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sponsoring
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Venture capital spent years funding the furniture.
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Data center tax benefits have been substantial, with Maiden seeing its tax rate drop from 40 cents to 38 cents, while funding a community center, town hall and emergency services, Millar previously said.
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And the last, and most complex, are the regional powers financing the fighting, middle-power actors like the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, and Iran spending huge sums to back insurgent groups while carrying out strategic military strikes in pursuit of resources and political power.
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Logical Pictures Group are financing the film, and co-rep international sales alongside Protagonist Pictures.
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For someone underwriting an almond orchard, the difference between a secure and a precarious water position is increasingly something a model can put a figure on before the deal closes, instead of a risk that surfaces years later in a re-appraisal.
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So for traders looking to generate income rather than protect existing equity, the real edge lies in underwriting the downside.
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The Green family started patronizing the restaurant in the 1980s.
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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.
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“Sponsoring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sponsoring. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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