Thesaurus results for SPONSORSHIP

sponsorship

noun

Definition of sponsorship

as in patronage

the financial support and general guidance for an undertaking a youth softball league under the sponsorship of local businesses

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Recent Examples of sponsorship The franchise also announced participation in four regional Pride celebrations and sponsorship of the San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival. — Jackson Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2026 In China, India, Korea and Southeast Asia, sponsorship spending as a share of GDP trails the worldwide benchmark. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026 Interest on the sponsorship side has been just as active, with revenue projected to grow at least 50% this season. — Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 9 Oct. 2026 Unlike many watches on Hollywood wrists today, his wasn’t product placement or a sponsorship. — Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2026 For the first time, three of the 10 program participants will join its cross-company sponsorship scheme, each sponsored by a senior leader at another firm. — Sam Birchall, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026 Both Carmona and Pérez Pardo said the sponsorship — which supports the entire team rather than an individual athlete — will help improve conditions. — ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026 Thompson’s answer focused on his past and current co-sponsorship of a Medicare for All bill. — Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 8 Oct. 2026 With millions of Eyekons watching their every move, Shulman and Gutglass co-rep girl group Katseye in all aspects of their career, from their Gap endorsement deal to Fendi and Glossier sponsorships. — Claudia Rosenbaum, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for sponsorship

Noun

For all its flowering of original thought and creativity, the Renaissance was ultimately a time of patronage, and the patrons both held the power and used it to enrich their own palaces and places of worship.

— Christopher Koopman, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026
In this way, De Luca and Abdy’s Warners filled the void left behind when Megan Ellison’s Annapurna, once the place where filmmakers like Anderson could find patronage and distribution, paused its film operations.

— Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of patronage

Noun

With respect to the state’s cancer crisis, Hinson defended her record by highlighting her work during her three terms in Congress to boost cancer research funding for the National Institutes of Health.

— Gabrielle M. Etzel, The Washington Examiner, 8 Oct. 2026
Common long-term goals may include saving for retirement or funding college education.

— Kate Dore, CFP®, EA,Kelli Grant, CFP®, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026