1
as in funding
to furnish (as an institution) with a regular source of income
the museum is annually subsidized by funds from several major corporations
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2
as in financing
to provide money for
housing for the elderly that was subsidized by the federal government
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Recent Examples of subsidizing
Under the deal announced Monday, which sent the chip designer’s shares (AMD) up 23%, AMD is effectively subsidizing demand by issuing OpenAI warrants for up to 160 million shares, investor Paul Kedrosky noted Monday.
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Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025
Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy had been clear, USDOT said, that subsidizing projects that have DEI programs in place was a waste of taxpayer resources.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
But the majority went by plane, subsidizing their trip by selling their homes, sometimes at punitively low prices.
—Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
Mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani promises to make childcare free for kids 6 weeks to 5 years old by subsidizing family care, paying teachers a living wage, easing regulatory burden to open more child care centers.
—Yasser Salem, Fortune, 21 Sep. 2025
Economist Matthew Kahn argues insurance companies should be allowed to charge more to insure houses in flood or fire-risk areas; otherwise, other homeowners are subsidizing homeowners to take more risks in dangerous areas.
—Richard McGahey, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Much more progress could be made if Maryland ended its current property tax system which has the residents of our poorer counties including Baltimore subsidizing the minority of Marylanders living in rich counties.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 18 Aug. 2025
Black and brown families in Chicago have been subsidizing the education of students outside city limits for as long as the system has been designed to deprive our own children of equal opportunity.
—Stacy Davis Gates, Chicago Tribune, 17 Aug. 2025
Critics argue that subsidizing domestic production is inefficient, and if healthcare dollars can buy less expensive products abroad, that’s the more innovative approach.
—Taylor Millard, Boston Herald, 5 Aug. 2025
Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025
Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy had been clear, USDOT said, that subsidizing projects that have DEI programs in place was a waste of taxpayer resources.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
But the majority went by plane, subsidizing their trip by selling their homes, sometimes at punitively low prices.
—Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
Mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani promises to make childcare free for kids 6 weeks to 5 years old by subsidizing family care, paying teachers a living wage, easing regulatory burden to open more child care centers.
—Yasser Salem, Fortune, 21 Sep. 2025
Economist Matthew Kahn argues insurance companies should be allowed to charge more to insure houses in flood or fire-risk areas; otherwise, other homeowners are subsidizing homeowners to take more risks in dangerous areas.
—Richard McGahey, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Much more progress could be made if Maryland ended its current property tax system which has the residents of our poorer counties including Baltimore subsidizing the minority of Marylanders living in rich counties.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 18 Aug. 2025
Black and brown families in Chicago have been subsidizing the education of students outside city limits for as long as the system has been designed to deprive our own children of equal opportunity.
—Stacy Davis Gates, Chicago Tribune, 17 Aug. 2025
Critics argue that subsidizing domestic production is inefficient, and if healthcare dollars can buy less expensive products abroad, that’s the more innovative approach.
—Taylor Millard, Boston Herald, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for subsidizing
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Indivisible has also received hundreds of thousands of dollars from the Tides Foundation and the Tides Network, which have been accused of funding anti-Israel campus protests.—
Gabrielle M. Etzel,
The Washington Examiner,
18 Oct. 2025
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Heritage Action’s tactics so infuriated the Republican leadership that Senator Mitch McConnell called on Heritage donors to stop funding the group.—
Andy Kroll,
New Yorker,
17 Oct. 2025
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McCann said the city did not contribute any public funds toward the project as Wellhead Electric owns the property and is financing construction privately.—
Walker Armstrong,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Oct. 2025
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Studiocanal and Film4 are fully fulling financing the pic with Ron Halpern, Joe Naftalin and Isobel Carter overseeing for Studiocanal.—
Justin Kroll,
Deadline,
8 Oct. 2025
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Politically, the affluence manifested in Long Island establishing itself as a bastion of the Republican Party, showing strong support for Hoover in his doomed Presidential campaign against Roosevelt.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
18 Oct. 2025
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After establishing himself as a core player, Braun has put himself in position to earn upwards of $30 million per season.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Subsidizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subsidizing. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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