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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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In Florida, activists rallied this spring to protect treatment access for low-income residents, and successfully pressured lawmakers into funding HIV care through June 2026.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 May 2026
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House Speaker Daniel Perez, R-Miami, insisted on cutting the current budget of more than $115 billion, while Senate President Ben Albritton, R-Wauchula, preferred to keep funding essentially level.—
Jim Turner,
Miami Herald,
29 May 2026
Verb
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These awards provide between $500 and $2,000 annually for up to four years of undergraduate study at the institution financing the scholarship.—
Holly Andres,
Daily News,
3 June 2026
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Alex Lebovici’s Hammerstone Studios is financing the project, in a reunion with Cregger and Lee post-Barbarian, with Lebovici also to serve as exec producer.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
2 June 2026
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The plan is then to use marketing and hype, so once the IPO happens and shares can be sold over existing exchanges, there will be a price pop and insiders can sell off a portion of their holdings to make a profit, sometimes underwriting the initial investment.—
Erik Sherman,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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Merchants underwriting transatlantic voyages spread the risk of early global trade.—
Jim Williamson,
Fortune,
26 May 2026
Verb
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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
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“Sponsoring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sponsoring. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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