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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present tense third-person singular of sponsor

as in funds

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Recent Examples of sponsors

Noun

In response, the panelists, all senior execs at major companies, offered to advise her personally and connect her and her teammates with potential sponsors. — Ellie Austin, Fortune, 22 July 2026 The agency also published the FDA’s internal checklist so sponsors can see exactly what’s required, part of a broader streamlining push that was long overdue. — Avik Roy, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026 There are 80 feet of seawall left to find sponsors for — $1,500 per foot. — Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026 There were new sponsors this year, including bourbon company Elijah Craig and other cigar sellers. — Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 21 July 2026 In Michigan, bill sponsors pulled their companion House and Senate bills over concerns about data collection. — Chloe Albanesius, PC Magazine, 14 July 2026 Is there a lure for advertisers and sponsors to come on board? — Todd Spangler, Variety, 14 July 2026 Though around 800 people usually attend, most tickets are reserved in advance by corporate sponsors. — Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 13 July 2026

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Noun

For customers, the bigger takeaway is that competition in fast food appears to be getting tighter, especially as hungry patrons pay closer attention to freshness, variety and value.

— Staff reports, USA Today, 20 July 2026
Pride events are held today in San Diego to honor the Stonewall uprising of 1969, when police raided the Stonewall Inn in New York City and patrons fought back in a dayslong confrontation.

— Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 July 2026

Definition of patrons

Verb

As a public benefit corporation, PayJoy funds loans through its Asset Fund, prioritizing customer well-being by providing crucial financial access beyond conventional banking.

— Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 24 July 2026
Today, no one funds a film that’s even slightly critical of the Russian government or politics out of Russia.

— Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 23 July 2026

Definition of funds

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Video from Reuters shows Houthi supporters in Yemen gathering in the capital Sanaa on Monday night praising the naval blockade.

— Jomana Karadsheh, CNN Money, 21 July 2026
Each was cast as the antagonist in the game that saw England’s exit, prompting invective from rival supporters on their return and a siege mentality in Manchester.

— Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 21 July 2026

Definition of supporters

Verb

Kent Nishimura | Reuters The Senate stakes McConnell, a former longtime Senate majority leader, declined to seek an eighth term following a series of health scares.

— Luke Fountain, CNBC, 8 July 2026
Dar Zéro founder Brigid Smith stakes her claim on bohemian style, blending gritty luxury with elevated, global influences.

— Rebecca Suhrawardi, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026

Definition of stakes

Noun

The park around the corner lists one of its benefactors as Todd Graves, the LSU donor and CEO of the Raising Cane’s chicken fingers empire.

— Matt Baker, New York Times, 17 July 2026
The Zimmerli Art Museum, the fine arts museum of Rutgers University in New Jersey, has just received a gift of more than seventy noteworthy works of modern and contemporary art from Anne and Arthur Goldstein, longtime benefactors of the institution.

— News Desk, Artforum, 16 July 2026

Definition of benefactors

Verb

Their model included where the city’s water comes from, how the local utility finances new infrastructure and sets rates and how rising rates might change how households use water.

— Emma Court, Fortune, 8 July 2026
Read on for your June career and finances horoscope according to your zodiac sign.

— Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 10 June 2026

Definition of finances

Verb

Rather than fund programs directly, the credit underwrites the capital those programs run on and asks recipients to keep that capital in service for 15 years.

— Alison Griffin, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Goldman advises hyperscalers, underwrites chip company offerings, and sits at the table with the companies building the very infrastructure Covello was interrogating.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 6 May 2026

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