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

Phishing and Impersonation Scams Consumers may receive emails, texts, or social media messages claiming to be from FIFA, sponsors, airlines, hotels, or ticket providers. —

Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 12 June 2026 Hard Rock Stadium will be temporarily renamed Miami Stadium during the World Cup because FIFA prohibits venues from being named for companies that aren’t official sponsors. —

Jeff Kleinman, Miami Herald, 12 June 2026 The 4,000-seat arena was quickly constructed in recent weeks, complete with towering stage lights that rise well above the White House and feature the UFC’s signature octagonal cage with corporate sponsors like Bud Light and Polymarket. —

Joseph Konig, PEOPLE, 12 June 2026 Striking a balance to release children to vetted sponsors and shielding them from danger has proved a contentious partisan disagreement. —

ABC News, 11 June 2026 Fossil fuel sponsors Just as Forbes reported from the 2026 Winter Olympics, the World Cup is dominated by fossll fuel sponsors. —

Mattias Goldmann, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026 The sponsors may be caring and well-intentioned, but senior administration officials calling them out suggests that authorities harbor suspicion about them and may subject them to deeper scrutiny. —

Alanna Durkin Richer, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026 Some of them were criticized as having inadequate living conditions, and there were also concerns about authorities failing to thoroughly vet sponsors with whom some children were placed. —

Sophie Austin, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2026 Replacing a legend, with a new number, a new scheme, same sponsors, unbearable circumstances. —

Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 6 June 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for sponsors

Noun

Pool balls crack while patrons flash cash at Scoty Hopkins, who’s tended bar for nearly a decade inside the mammoth structure, which in 1886 was the first fireproof building constructed in Contra Costa County.

— Katie Lauer, Mercury News, 8 June 2026
When the local library pulls a few of Cricket’s semi-nude life drawing portraits down for fear of offending their patrons, Olympia becomes his advocate and champion.

— Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2026