sponsoring

present participle of sponsor

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for sponsoring
Verb
  • The National Natural Science Foundation of China, responsible for funding 32 studies cited in the rebuttal document, is directly overseen by the Chinese government and has its leadership appointed by the CCP.
    Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Money raised from Arizona lottery games goes toward funding higher education, health and human services, environmental conservation and economic and business development in the state.
    Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Mallett got creative with financing her expansion.
    La Risa R. Lynch, jsonline.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Crucially, Nika & Madison has financing from the ISO, Canada’s film financier for First Nations storytellers like Thomas.
    Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • This year, presenting sponsor Principal Foundation is underwriting booth fees, rental costs for tables and linens, and covering lunch costs for all potters to ensure there are no financial barriers preventing participation.
    Liz Rothaus Bertrand, Charlotte Observer, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Interest rates rose so high that out-of-state insurers started voluntarily underwriting Bronx tenements in the midst of the fires—no FAIR Plan needed.
    Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Shop In Uptown Put your plastic to good use by patronizing Uptown’s lovely community of small businesses.
    Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 1 Sep. 2025
  • All were charged with patronizing prositution while eight people were charged with solicitaion of a minor.
    Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 27 Aug. 2025
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“Sponsoring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sponsoring. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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