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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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
If a new owner would be willing, should the taxpayers of Anaheim consider subsidizing the name?
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Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2026
The most likely projects in the near term are oil and gas pipelines, which have the shortest construction timeline, and subsidizing repairs at Gulf facilities that Tehran targeted during the war.
—ABC News, 17 June 2026
The group is concerned that a stadium supported by taxpayer dollars is subsidizing the performances of the rapper formerly known as Kanye West.
—Sophia Mandt, The Washington Examiner, 15 June 2026
Questions about subsidizing parks and recreation programs with general fund dollars have emerged as the department, combined with facilities, faces deferred maintenance costs between $130 million and $170 million over the next decade.
—Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 12 June 2026
The proposal would also prohibit local governments from offering economic development incentives for the projects and require that data center contracts with public utilities include provisions that prevent consumers from subsidizing the cost of their energy needs.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 4 June 2026
Limón would like to see the state stop subsidizing corporations who pay so meagerly that their employees qualify for Medi-Cal.
—Anita Chabria, Mercury News, 3 June 2026
As a result, Chinese families are essentially subsidizing shoppers around the world while their own quality of life suffers.
—Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 3 June 2026
Government interference in the market — using taxpayer money to build affordable housing, subsidizing mortgages, imposing zoning restrictions — creates another set of disincentives.
—Allison Schrager, Boston Herald, 31 May 2026
Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2026
The most likely projects in the near term are oil and gas pipelines, which have the shortest construction timeline, and subsidizing repairs at Gulf facilities that Tehran targeted during the war.
—ABC News, 17 June 2026
The group is concerned that a stadium supported by taxpayer dollars is subsidizing the performances of the rapper formerly known as Kanye West.
—Sophia Mandt, The Washington Examiner, 15 June 2026
Questions about subsidizing parks and recreation programs with general fund dollars have emerged as the department, combined with facilities, faces deferred maintenance costs between $130 million and $170 million over the next decade.
—Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 12 June 2026
The proposal would also prohibit local governments from offering economic development incentives for the projects and require that data center contracts with public utilities include provisions that prevent consumers from subsidizing the cost of their energy needs.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 4 June 2026
Limón would like to see the state stop subsidizing corporations who pay so meagerly that their employees qualify for Medi-Cal.
—Anita Chabria, Mercury News, 3 June 2026
As a result, Chinese families are essentially subsidizing shoppers around the world while their own quality of life suffers.
—Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 3 June 2026
Government interference in the market — using taxpayer money to build affordable housing, subsidizing mortgages, imposing zoning restrictions — creates another set of disincentives.
—Allison Schrager, Boston Herald, 31 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for subsidizing
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Much of that growth has flowed into the same infrastructure debt funding the AI build-out, the data-centre bonds and private credit that carry investment-grade ratings and pay more than ordinary corporate paper.—
Dara-Abasi Ita,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
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Vice President Vance told CNN that this means Iran will stop funding proxy forces and destabilizing the region; Tehran might well interpret that differently.—
Thomas Wright,
The Atlantic,
19 June 2026
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Under the current arrangement, Core Power is financing the initial exploratory work.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
18 June 2026
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Entergy is financing Cypress Solar through a Generating Arkansas Jobs Act Rider.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
18 June 2026
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Onboard mechanical systems convert the kinetic movement of waves into a steady supply of electricity, establishing a continuous power source that functions independently of weather-dependent terrestrial renewables like solar or wind.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
19 June 2026
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Worthington spent 14 seasons in the major leagues and appeared in 602 games, establishing himself as one of the premier relief pitchers of his era.—
Peter Chawaga,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
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“Subsidizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subsidizing. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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