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
In recent years, Cuba’s government has talked about subsidizing people in need instead of goods.
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Danica Coto, Fortune, 3 May 2026
China has been directly subsidizing its green industries to dominate those in Europe and the US (above and beyond the kinds of consumer-facing incentives that the EU and, until recently, the US, also provide).
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 1 May 2026
The rally also highlighted concerns over Duke’s profits, executive compensation, data center growth, coal and gas investments, and whether residential customers are subsidizing industrial energy use.
—Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 30 Apr. 2026
Our tax code currently rewards companies for replacing workers — subsidizing AI investment while taxing the wages of the people being displaced.
—Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 27 Apr. 2026
If World Cup fans paid that price, Kolluri said, the average commuter would end up subsidizing 92% of the World Cup service.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 17 Apr. 2026
The plan would lock El Cerrito into a 99-year lease at a BART Plaza housing development, effectively subsidizing a developer by building out space the city may not need — in a development whose financing depends on conditions that no longer resemble the environment in which this plan was conceived.
—James Porter, Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2026
Meta said the commission’s decision means that the company will have to provide its service for free and would amount to subsidizing select companies rather than clearing the way for more competition.
—ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026
At that time, West stopped subsidizing the Minnesota Club, which then closed.
—Stephen B. Young, Twin Cities, 12 Apr. 2026
Danica Coto, Fortune, 3 May 2026
China has been directly subsidizing its green industries to dominate those in Europe and the US (above and beyond the kinds of consumer-facing incentives that the EU and, until recently, the US, also provide).
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 1 May 2026
The rally also highlighted concerns over Duke’s profits, executive compensation, data center growth, coal and gas investments, and whether residential customers are subsidizing industrial energy use.
—Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 30 Apr. 2026
Our tax code currently rewards companies for replacing workers — subsidizing AI investment while taxing the wages of the people being displaced.
—Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 27 Apr. 2026
If World Cup fans paid that price, Kolluri said, the average commuter would end up subsidizing 92% of the World Cup service.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 17 Apr. 2026
The plan would lock El Cerrito into a 99-year lease at a BART Plaza housing development, effectively subsidizing a developer by building out space the city may not need — in a development whose financing depends on conditions that no longer resemble the environment in which this plan was conceived.
—James Porter, Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2026
Meta said the commission’s decision means that the company will have to provide its service for free and would amount to subsidizing select companies rather than clearing the way for more competition.
—ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026
At that time, West stopped subsidizing the Minnesota Club, which then closed.
—Stephen B. Young, Twin Cities, 12 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for subsidizing
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The open letter comes as EU Member states are discussing plans to combine funding for culture, media and civil society into a single pot.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
8 May 2026
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After Sol the Trophy Tomato gained a following on social media, fans created a meme coin that now has a market value of $1 million and is funding DeVido’s effort to build out an autonomous farming system controlled by AI that could be used to grow food at scale.—
Rachyl Jones,
semafor.com,
8 May 2026
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When a bill to pour billions into financing Israel’s military came across Congressman Kweisi Mfume’s desk, Israel’s military offensive in Gaza had claimed a death toll of over 70,000 people, as reported by local health authorities and acknowledged as broadly accurate by the Israeli military.—
Mark Conway,
Baltimore Sun,
9 May 2026
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The profits from these amateur community shows funded the very infrastructure of Jim Crow America, from paving streets, financing university buildings, and building the hospitals and schools that Black citizens were systematically excluded from using.—
Erik Pedersen,
Oc Register,
8 May 2026
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His first year has been one of adjustment, centered on establishing himself in the role and turning his American roots into assets, along with his time in Latin America.—
Christopher Lamb,
CNN Money,
8 May 2026
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Even so, the coincidence feels like an anointing, long overdue for someone who has spent decades in just about every beloved franchise, quietly establishing himself as the most important—or at least prolific—person in genre entertainment.—
James Grebey,
Time,
8 May 2026
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“Subsidizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subsidizing. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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