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
Joshua P. Cohen,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
Bordewich says about 20% of the American population visited Philadelphia, mostly via direct passenger service provided by the Pennsylvania Railroad — one of the fair's biggest sponsors.
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Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
1 July 2026
Assemblyman Carl DeMaio, R-San Diego, one of the measure’s sponsors, claimed in a phone interview that California does not send ballots to people who have since left the state of California, which could influence elections.
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Ben Paviour,
Sacbee.com,
30 June 2026
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
Noun
Such large numbers could have been a driving factor in the reluctance or unwillingness of plan sponsors to participate in the BALANCE model as it was originally designed.
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Joshua P. Cohen,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
Bordewich says about 20% of the American population visited Philadelphia, mostly via direct passenger service provided by the Pennsylvania Railroad — one of the fair's biggest sponsors.
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Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
1 July 2026
Assemblyman Carl DeMaio, R-San Diego, one of the measure’s sponsors, claimed in a phone interview that California does not send ballots to people who have since left the state of California, which could influence elections.
—
Ben Paviour,
Sacbee.com,
30 June 2026
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sponsors
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Like its patrons’ routines, The Silver Skillet is dependable.
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According to the criminal complaint, Powell and the other man began arguing after Powell made comments about female patrons.
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The expenses Grapes for Glioblastoma covers are deliberately different from what cancer philanthropy typically funds.
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The bipartisan reform proposal would tweak the payroll tax that funds Social Security.
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The House passed a bipartisan package of children’s online safety bills in a 267-117 vote Monday, advancing legislation that supporters say would better protect children online but critics warn could threaten privacy and free expression.
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Meanwhile, singing anthems at England national team matches is nothing new for English supporters.
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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 5 Jul. 2026.
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