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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 school could argue that the conference hastily convened the vote, perhaps in violation of bylaws or conference customs, and in doing so jeopardized its contracts with coaches, sponsors, media and licensing partners, and others. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 9 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 Most of the seats are instantly snapped up by the event’s sponsors. — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 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 But the country was still on the US list of state sponsors of terrorism, a designation first made in 1979 in response to Damascus’ support for Iran and its harbouring of Palestinian terrorist groups. — The Week Uk, TheWeek, 6 Sep. 2026 And, fortuitously for would-be sponsors, something happened in tennis that made these arrangements even more appealing. — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026 Some aldermen have come out in support, including co-sponsors Bennett Lawson, 44th, Anthony Quezada, 35th, and Ruth Cruz, 30th. — Brian J. Rogal, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sponsors
  1. patrons
  2. funds
  3. supporters
  4. stakes
  5. benefactors
  6. finances
  7. underwrites
  8. patronizes
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
  • The city contracted with the company through a state grant that partially funds the program.
    — Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Newell's, one of the top clubs in Argentina, funds the training and education of about 400 players ages 12 to 18 who practice up to six times a week.
    — Manuel Rueda, NPR, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of funds
Noun
  • Few would begrudge Mohamed Salah his Professional Footballers’ Association Player of the Year prize for his 2024-25 season with Liverpool, but there are always reflected glories back to the club and its supporters.
    — Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • An Alabama woman accused of causing a deadly crash while driving a school bus experienced a medical crisis during the accident, her supporters reportedly said.
    — Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 7 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 project is funded by Measure LB, an $850-million bond measure that finances LBCC construction.
    — Kate Raphael, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Globo fully finances the films, without tapping Brazilian incentives for film production.
    — Marcelo Cajueiro, Variety, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of finances
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
Definition of underwrites
Verb
  • 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
Definition of patronizes

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“Sponsors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sponsors. Accessed 14 Sep. 2026.

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