subsidizes

present tense third-person singular of subsidize

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of subsidizes In simpler terms, a part of your paycheck subsidizes a boomer’s benefits—and according to the Cato Institute’s 2025 polling, only 45% of Americans correctly understand how the program works. Joshua Hong, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026 Sanctioning Iranian oil effectively subsidizes the Chinese economy, Cassidy said, by creating a pool of cheap crude that only China is willing and able to snap up. Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 25 Aug. 2026 That effectively collapses the $150 gap between premium and budget models — and shifts the buying decision to whichever brand your utility subsidizes this year. Lauren Jarvis-Gibson july 27, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 July 2026 While the intent is good, the reality is that the program disproportionately subsidizes the wealthiest homeowners at the expense of new buyers. Dale V.c. Holness, Sun Sentinel, 9 July 2026 Public lands grazing is overseen by a nearly century-old system that heavily subsidizes some of the wealthiest Americans while doing little to address its harms to the environment, ProPublica and High Country News found last year. Mark Olalde, ProPublica, 7 July 2026 His employer subsidizes $700 of his $3,900 rent, and utilities and internet cost about $150 monthly. Troy Closson, New York Times, 29 June 2026 CityFHEPS subsidizes a portion of rent relief for New Yorkers who’d otherwise be homeless or facing eviction. Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 26 June 2026 The 9% credit is awarded through a competitive application process and subsidizes roughly 70% of a project's eligible costs. Christina Zhang, CBS News, 18 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for subsidizes
Verb
  • Movies in this class are, paradigmatically, produced, written, and directed by the same person, who generally also plays the devastatingly handsome romantic lead (and often funds the proceedings with money earned in some unrelated capacity).
    Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2026
  • The trio accused the US Department of Defense of charging them with insubordination for publicly supporting that editorial independence in covering the agency, which partly funds the publication.
    Liam Reilly, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026
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
Verb
  • The catharsis of moments like this—and the unpredictability with which they’re deployed—endows Oen Sujet’s music with delight worth chasing, but the climb doesn’t always feel equal to the drop.
    Maxie Younger, Pitchfork, 24 July 2026
  • The unique porous structure of this magnesium foam endows the material with exceptional mechanical properties, combining high formability with high energy absorption.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 19 May 2026
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
Verb
  • The rule also establishes new design requirements, including a tracking barcode for mail-in ballot envelopes that states must create and submit to the USPS for approval.
    Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Assembly Bill 1633 establishes the Private Detention Facility Tax Law, which would impose an annual 25% tax on operators of private detention centers.
    Sofia Williams, Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2026

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“Subsidizes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subsidizes. Accessed 30 Aug. 2026.

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