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 brands seeing the strongest returns are not treating Formula 1 as a static sponsorship exercise.
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Kate Hardcastle,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
Roth, 48, is the CEO and founder of Silent Partner Advisory, which supports cultural organizations through strategy, business development and corporate sponsorships.
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Deirdre Durkan,
PEOPLE,
2 July 2026
Not just for the thousands in prize money, not just for the potential sponsorships which will help defray the significant cost of competing, and not even for the opportunities to spin victory into a spice rub empire.
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Sam Stone,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
1 July 2026
Kate Hardcastle,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
Roth, 48, is the CEO and founder of Silent Partner Advisory, which supports cultural organizations through strategy, business development and corporate sponsorships.
—
Deirdre Durkan,
PEOPLE,
2 July 2026
Not just for the thousands in prize money, not just for the potential sponsorships which will help defray the significant cost of competing, and not even for the opportunities to spin victory into a spice rub empire.
—
Sam Stone,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
1 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sponsorship
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Harry is also set to undertake visits to patronages like WellChild and Scotty’s Little Soldiers.
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Harry also gave up his patronage of the Rugby Football Union and the Rugby Football League, while Meghan surrendered her patronage of the Royal National Theatre, which her grandmother-in-law, Queen Elizabeth II, handed down to her.
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One hundred years later, the country was awash with federal, state, city and philanthropic funding for a music-happy bicentennial of exceptional ambition.
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Since May, Assemblymember Lee and Senator Scott Wiener have pushed to secure an additional $100 million in funding for CalFresh and Fruit and Vegetable EBT for fiscal year 2026-27.
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“Sponsorship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sponsorship. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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