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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
Yun Li,
CNBC,
27 June 2026
Melton said the festival is free because of corporate sponsors, including Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana, Centier Bank and Northern Indiana Public Service Company.
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Maya Wilkins,
Chicago Tribune,
26 June 2026
Stefanovic thanked existing sponsors and called for new ones, confirming the independent podcast would continue.
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Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
26 June 2026
Senators Jeff Merkley and Lisa Murkowski, along with Representatives Dave Joyce and Lou Correa, are among the bill's key sponsors.
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A.j. Herrington,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
Owing to several conditions—new vetting procedures, ICE arrests of sponsors going through that vetting, and lack of access to lawyers (waitlists for pro-bono counsel are in the thousands)—a child’s average length of detention jumped to four months in 2025, up from just one month the year before.
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E. Tammy Kim,
New Yorker,
20 June 2026
Other sponsors, like Señorita Margarita owner Jasmine Thompson, helped with the project as well, according to Fox 4 KC.
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Pj Green,
Kansas City Star,
20 June 2026
Many stakeholders, including sponsors such as Adidas and Coca-Cola, want to use the event to capture the next generation of consumers and soccer fans.
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Sara Germano,
Sportico.com,
19 June 2026
As of Friday, the bill has 14 sponsors.
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Ivan Pereira,
ABC News,
19 June 2026
Noun
Assuming the company meets the requirements, index-tracking funds and other product sponsors would begin purchasing shares after the market closes on July 6, with SpaceX officially joining the Nasdaq-100 before trading begins on July 7.
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Yun Li,
CNBC,
27 June 2026
Melton said the festival is free because of corporate sponsors, including Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana, Centier Bank and Northern Indiana Public Service Company.
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Maya Wilkins,
Chicago Tribune,
26 June 2026
Stefanovic thanked existing sponsors and called for new ones, confirming the independent podcast would continue.
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Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
26 June 2026
Senators Jeff Merkley and Lisa Murkowski, along with Representatives Dave Joyce and Lou Correa, are among the bill's key sponsors.
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A.j. Herrington,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
Owing to several conditions—new vetting procedures, ICE arrests of sponsors going through that vetting, and lack of access to lawyers (waitlists for pro-bono counsel are in the thousands)—a child’s average length of detention jumped to four months in 2025, up from just one month the year before.
—
E. Tammy Kim,
New Yorker,
20 June 2026
Other sponsors, like Señorita Margarita owner Jasmine Thompson, helped with the project as well, according to Fox 4 KC.
—
Pj Green,
Kansas City Star,
20 June 2026
Many stakeholders, including sponsors such as Adidas and Coca-Cola, want to use the event to capture the next generation of consumers and soccer fans.
—
Sara Germano,
Sportico.com,
19 June 2026
As of Friday, the bill has 14 sponsors.
—
Ivan Pereira,
ABC News,
19 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sponsors
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More than 40,000 patrons crammed into Wrigley Field and the Cubs fans in the crowd were hooting and hollering after their team took a 5-0 lead through six innings Saturday, following a 16-2 win on Friday.
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Danbury Fair patrons will see some changes this summer and beyond as the mall has announced some additions and renovations.
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That money funds officers in the Crime Suppression Unit, Youth Services Division and a position assigned to the area between Folsom Boulevard, Olson Drive and Zinfandel Drive, according to a city staff presentation.
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The Esserman-Knight Foundation funds two emerging investigative reporter fellowships at the Miami Herald, and these reporters were involved in the Crackdown and Bus Patrol projects.
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The supporters started singing a few minutes after the final whistle blew, and the team exchanged hugs on the field.
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In the weeks since, Indian media has reported several student suicides allegedly linked to the immense pressure of the exams, which Dipke and his supporters commemorated this week by lighting candles.
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The Arab Republic of Egypt (1953) stakes a natural claim to the Rosetta Stone, which was commissioned in 196 BCE by a Greek-speaking pharaoh of Macedonian descent, and unearthed near Alexandria by French engineers in 1799.
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Ocean Casino Resort stakes its claim directly on the Atlantic City Boardwalk with views of a ferris wheel and lighthouse as though to remind you of the city’s modest beachtown origins.
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And then from behind him came Miuccia Prada, the co-creative director and owner of her namesake brand, one of the world’s great art collectors and high-cultural benefactors.
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The question is, will their billionaire benefactors be so quick to write checks this time after coming up short again.
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Read on for your June career and finances horoscope according to your zodiac sign.
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Taxes from tabs go to the state Highway User Tax Distribution Fund, which finances Minnesota’s highway system.
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At the moment Nvidia is asking debt investors to fund a multi-decade bet on AI, a senior lawmaker is pressing it on the durability and the legality of part of the revenue that underwrites the bet.
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Goldman advises hyperscalers, underwrites chip company offerings, and sits at the table with the companies building the very infrastructure Covello was interrogating.
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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.
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“Sponsors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sponsors. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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