Thesaurus results for SPONSORS

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noun

plural of sponsor

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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verb

present tense third-person singular of sponsor

as in funds

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Recent Examples of sponsors

Noun

The awards format proved to be attractive to corporate sponsors, with companies like Meta’s Threads and amp maker Marshall backing the event. — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 14 Sep. 2026 Last year’s 200-plus golfers, sponsors and donors raised nearly $471,000. — Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026 Most tickets are snapped up by the event’s sponsors, but Visit Sacramento reserves a few for the general public. — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 11 Sep. 2026 Policymakers react The disconnect between plate sales and decal sales in South Dakota disappoints the two lawmakers who served as primary sponsors of the authorizing legislation in the state House and Senate. — Joshua Haiar, States Newsroom, 10 Sep. 2026 The country is also home to a slew of multi-national corporations, some of which already are already league sponsors with the NFL, like Sony and Toyota. — Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 10 Sep. 2026 In its first year, the community grew organically to WEC Circles in 30 geographic areas across the United States, without dues, sponsors or marketing. — Siri Swahari, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2026 Veterans Place's annual Cornhole Classic returned to Acrisure Stadium on Sunday, bringing together players, sponsors and supporters for a day of competition with a purpose. — Gabby Sartori, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2026 Last year, people weren’t too happy that Jeff Bezos and his new wife were sponsors of the Met Gala. — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 7 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for sponsors

Noun

This time, in an effort to get patrons to both, Rudin is offering a discount ticketing deal on Small Mouth Sounds for the first group of attendees that also buy tickets to Downstate.

— Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026
The mayor's office said the checkpoints appeared to be successful in deterring some criminal activity, like preventing underage patrons from accessing bars.

— Michelle Richardson, CBS News, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of patrons

Verb

In North Miami, a municipality with a large segment of South Florida’s Haitian American population, the city typically funds a party each year to celebrate Haitian Flag Day in May.

— Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2026
Only value builds wealth that outlives the work, that funds a legacy instead of a lifestyle, that seats you at the table instead of leaving you outside it.

— Meredith Moore, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of funds

Noun

Some of the nations attending the meeting in western Ukraine's Ivano-Frankivsk region, such as Poland and Romania, have been staunch supporters of Ukraine.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Sep. 2026
The case drew national attention and became racially charged, with supporters of Anthony criticizing the lack of Black jurors and calling for his acquittal, while supporters of the Metcalf family gathered outside the courthouse seeking justice.

— James Cirrone, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of supporters

Verb

Cuban refugee Tony Montana arrives in Miami as part of the Mariel boatlift and quickly stakes his claim in the city’s drug trade.

— Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Sep. 2026
The sentences mark a key moment in China’s continuing real-estate crisis, which has dented consumer confidence in the country – and caused a headache for a government that stakes its legitimacy on rising prosperity.

— Sylvie Zhuang, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of stakes

Noun

Dolly Parton, one of the greatest benefactors to children in world history while also being a role model to those who were without them, had died at 80.

— Choire Sicha, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2026
There have been years of public outcry, curatorial departures, and lost benefactors; Angelenos had grown proud of the original LACMA campus over time.

— George Baker, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of benefactors

Verb

The Elysabeth Kleinhans Theatrical Foundation underwrites most of the cost of our three performance spaces, equipment, and support services.

— Brian Beirne, New York Daily News, 16 Sep. 2026
But that spread is the distance between the single best market in America and the average one, measured after the year ended, and nobody underwrites to hindsight.

— Tony Julianelle, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026

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