as in patrons
a person who takes the responsibility for some other person or thing
you'll need a sponsor to recommend you in order to get into the exclusive country club
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Recent Examples of sponsors
The Denver Post Editorial Board, Denver Post, 28 Feb. 2026
The Greater Dallas Taiwanese Chamber of Commerce (GDTCC) was one of the event sponsors.
—Victoria Baeza Garcia, Dallas Morning News, 27 Feb. 2026
Still, the interests of sponsors and donor-advisors are rarely perfectly aligned.
—Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 26 Feb. 2026
Publix and Heart of Florida United Way also return as the lower-back and sleeve sponsors, respectively.
—Kyle Foley, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2026
And in legislative committees and in debate on Wednesday, sponsors of the new requirement didn’t cite evidence of more than scattered cases in which non-citizens may have voted.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2026
Tickets are $25; $90 per family; $360 for sponsors.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Feb. 2026
Major League Soccer will allow teams to sell new ad space on the lower back of their jerseys starting this season, the fourth place on the soccer kit on which teams can place sponsors.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 26 Feb. 2026
Until early last year, Jagr served in dual roles as Kladno player and owner, splitting his time between chasing sponsors and dealing with administrative duties and ice time.
—CBS News, 21 Feb. 2026
Noun
Several lawmakers who heard the bill in committee last week expressed concerns about this amendment and urged the bill’s sponsors to find a better solution.
—The Denver Post Editorial Board, Denver Post, 28 Feb. 2026
The Greater Dallas Taiwanese Chamber of Commerce (GDTCC) was one of the event sponsors.
—Victoria Baeza Garcia, Dallas Morning News, 27 Feb. 2026
Still, the interests of sponsors and donor-advisors are rarely perfectly aligned.
—Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 26 Feb. 2026
Publix and Heart of Florida United Way also return as the lower-back and sleeve sponsors, respectively.
—Kyle Foley, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2026
And in legislative committees and in debate on Wednesday, sponsors of the new requirement didn’t cite evidence of more than scattered cases in which non-citizens may have voted.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2026
Tickets are $25; $90 per family; $360 for sponsors.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Feb. 2026
Major League Soccer will allow teams to sell new ad space on the lower back of their jerseys starting this season, the fourth place on the soccer kit on which teams can place sponsors.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 26 Feb. 2026
Until early last year, Jagr served in dual roles as Kladno player and owner, splitting his time between chasing sponsors and dealing with administrative duties and ice time.
—CBS News, 21 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sponsors
Noun
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In 2018, mixed martial-arts champion Matt Serra was having a family meal in a restaurant when a belligerent drunken man entered, threatening servers and patrons.—
Timothy J. Pawl,
The Conversation,
23 Feb. 2026
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March 3- Luxury hotel restaurant patrons.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 Feb. 2026
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Perplexity also funds prizes like $500 gift cards, AirPods, and Oura Rings for their clients’ employees who win a follow-up eight-week challenge to integrate AI into their workflows.—
Rachyl Jones,
semafor.com,
20 Feb. 2026
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In Vermont, a payroll tax on employers funds child care subsidies.—
Morgan Lee,
Fortune,
20 Feb. 2026
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Campaigning began almost immediately after the announcement, with major commercial news outlets showing political advertising for the Social Democrats, while supporters of the populist anti-immigration Danish People's party began leafleting in parliament in Copenhagen.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
27 Feb. 2026
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On Wednesday, supporters of the defendants gathered outside the federal courthouse, distributing fliers to passersby.—
Sarah Bahari,
Dallas Morning News,
26 Feb. 2026
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The majority stakes the largest detention initiative in American history on the possibility that … Congress must have wanted these noncitizens detained—some of them the spouses, mothers, fathers, and grandparents of American citizens.—
Ben Fenwick,
Oklahoma Watch,
12 Feb. 2026
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For the Chinese Communist Party, which stakes its claim to legitimacy on defeating Japanese invaders during World War II, that would be an unforgivable outrage.—
Andy Browne,
semafor.com,
9 Feb. 2026
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Red McCombs, one of the most prodigious benefactors in UT history who gave more than $100 million to the school’s athletic programs before his death in 2023, famously criticized the hiring of former head football coach Charlie Strong in 2014.—
Thomas Jones,
Austin American Statesman,
16 Feb. 2026
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The Blue Nile signed the deal, moved by the genuine enthusiasm expressed by their benefactors.—
Sam Sodomsky,
Pitchfork,
1 Feb. 2026
Verb
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After becoming governor the second time in 2011, Jerry Brown proposed a major overhaul of how California finances public education.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
25 Feb. 2026
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The group will use the Chicago Prize to bolster the coalition’s existing revolving loan fund that finances new home construction.—
Brian J. Rogal,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Feb. 2026
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Most festivals have a larger, for-profit backer that underwrites those expenses.—
Will Richmond,
The Providence Journal,
15 Jan. 2026
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The move underwrites expanded faculty, student fellowships, global programming, and the Center for Global Futures.—
Stephan Rabimov,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Liam, the brother who clearly wanted this reunion the most, and wore the inability to re-consummate the brotherly relationship like an open wound, is still given mostly to jokes on stage more than serious statements or anything that patronizes the audience.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
8 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Sponsors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sponsors. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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