Thesaurus results for SPONSORING

sponsoring

verb

present participle of sponsor

as in funding

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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. — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 8 Apr. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for sponsoring

Verb

Billionaires such as Google co-founder Sergey Brin have donated millions to Building a Better California, a group funding ads against the wealth tax proposal.

— Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026
Authorities from the semi-autonomous Somali Puntland region tie piracy to the Al Shabaab, which could be funding their efforts.

— David Goldman, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of funding

Verb

Instead, the authors argue public money could have more leverage by underwriting risks that commercial markets currently will not.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2026
Anthropic, a powerhouse AI company that could be valued at $2 trillion, is expected to go public this year, creating another major opportunity for Wall Street banks to haul in fees from underwriting and trading activity.

— John Towfighi, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of underwriting

Verb

Paying ample taxes in the process and contributing to our city’s hubbub and patronizing our business community?

— The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2026
Lee and his Burning co-writer Oh Jung-mi resist what might have been the first instinct of many filmmakers by refusing to make Ye-ji and Sang-woo overly patronizing rich jerks.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2026