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
Sreedhar Potarazu, Baltimore Sun, 7 Feb. 2026
Players and team staff get first access to buy tickets; then many NFL teams give a share to their sponsors as a reward.
—Julian Torres, CNN Money, 7 Feb. 2026
Specifically off limits for league collaborations, however, are posts from players that contain video or mention athlete sponsors.
—Sara Germano, Sportico.com, 6 Feb. 2026
That’s a common theme in the Olympic village, where corporate sponsors of the Games have gotten creative with their free goods and services — and swag bags — for the athletes.
—Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
Kiko Milano, Technogym and Salesforce are also sponsors of the Games.
—Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 6 Feb. 2026
Then over the last 10 to 15 years or so, a lot of brands would show up and activate that weren’t official festival sponsors.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 5 Feb. 2026
In addition to monetary sponsors, Crisis Center is accepting in-kind donations for the silent auction.
—Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2026
There are sponsors for people who can't afford the service, so all who need it have access to a legal lifeline in the face of an immigration crackdown.
—Erin Hassanzadeh, CBS News, 31 Jan. 2026
Noun
Moreover, the real leverage in drug pricing lies not with individual consumers but with large employers and plan sponsors who negotiate on behalf of millions of covered lives.
—Sreedhar Potarazu, Baltimore Sun, 7 Feb. 2026
Players and team staff get first access to buy tickets; then many NFL teams give a share to their sponsors as a reward.
—Julian Torres, CNN Money, 7 Feb. 2026
Specifically off limits for league collaborations, however, are posts from players that contain video or mention athlete sponsors.
—Sara Germano, Sportico.com, 6 Feb. 2026
That’s a common theme in the Olympic village, where corporate sponsors of the Games have gotten creative with their free goods and services — and swag bags — for the athletes.
—Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
Kiko Milano, Technogym and Salesforce are also sponsors of the Games.
—Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 6 Feb. 2026
Then over the last 10 to 15 years or so, a lot of brands would show up and activate that weren’t official festival sponsors.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 5 Feb. 2026
In addition to monetary sponsors, Crisis Center is accepting in-kind donations for the silent auction.
—Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2026
There are sponsors for people who can't afford the service, so all who need it have access to a legal lifeline in the face of an immigration crackdown.
—Erin Hassanzadeh, CBS News, 31 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sponsors
Noun
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From their tables, the patrons got a front row view of the underbelly of Westport.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
26 Jan. 2026
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And so on until there were so many stickers that patrons simply ignored them.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
24 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The Netherlands funds 36 kinds of schools while requiring students in all of them to take common, knowledge-rich assessments.—
Chris Roemer,
Baltimore Sun,
1 Feb. 2026
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The agreement funds most federal agencies through September but extends Department of Homeland Security funding for only two weeks.—
Joey Cappelletti,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Jan. 2026
Noun
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If dialogue or compromise were to take place, his sacred image would collapse in the eyes of his supporters.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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On the other hand, the court upheld limits on what supporters can contribute directly.—
Orlando Sentinel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Mexicali stakes a claim to the clamato cocktail, a heady blend of vodka, clam juice and other ingredients invented in the 1960s by a bartender at the city’s Acueducto Piano Bar.—
Joe Yogerst,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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San Miguel Chapel Located along the Old Santa Fe Trail in the Barrio de Analco Historic District, this Spanish colonial mission church stakes its claim as the oldest in the United States.—
Lauren Dana Ellman,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Jan. 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
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The Political-Financial Nexus Markets struggle to evaluate central bank appointments when financial ties connect nominees to political benefactors.—
Güney Yıldız,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Gisela Sánchez Maroto In 2023, Gisela Sánchez Maroto became the first woman to lead the Central American Bank for Economic Integration, an $18 billion (assets) multilateral development bank that finances infrastructure, energy, health and education projects across Central America and the Caribbean.—
Maggie McGrath,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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The tax money supports the district’s operating fund, which finances bus transportation, utility bills, repairs and maintenance.—
Carole Carlson,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Jan. 2026
Verb
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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
Verb
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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
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“Sponsors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sponsors. Accessed 9 Feb. 2026.
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