as in to fund
to provide money for
a university willing to underwrite an archaeological expedition
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Recent Examples of underwrite
The funds go toward helping insurers mitigate the risks of underwriting disaster relief policies.
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Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 June 2025
The Consumer Federation of America, Americans for Financial Reform, Public Citizen and U.S. Public Interest Research Group (PIRG) called on the nation’s insurance firms to stop underwriting oil and gas projects, along with investing in fossil-fuel companies.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2025
Further underwriting the agency’s poor contracting practices was confusion among staff about who is in charge of signing off on no-bid contracts and requirements for how they get approved, the audit found.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 May 2025
The explosive expansion of higher education that began after the Second World War was underwritten by federal dollars.
—Jelani Cobb, New Yorker, 25 May 2025
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Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 June 2025
The Consumer Federation of America, Americans for Financial Reform, Public Citizen and U.S. Public Interest Research Group (PIRG) called on the nation’s insurance firms to stop underwriting oil and gas projects, along with investing in fossil-fuel companies.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2025
Further underwriting the agency’s poor contracting practices was confusion among staff about who is in charge of signing off on no-bid contracts and requirements for how they get approved, the audit found.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 May 2025
The explosive expansion of higher education that began after the Second World War was underwritten by federal dollars.
—Jelani Cobb, New Yorker, 25 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for underwrite
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Built by L3Harris, it’s funded by the Air Force Research Laboratory and potential replacement technology for GPS. USSF-106 is the 2nd of two NSSF Phase 2 contracts awarded to ULA in 2020 originally targeting a launch by the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2022 (FY22).—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
18 June 2025
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Greene also posted on X, formerly Twitter, that some Republicans, including those against Trump, were funding a primary challenge against her and urged supporters to donate to her campaign.—
Kate Plummer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 June 2025
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The film was financed and produced by Jeffrey M. Zucker’s Janowski Entertainment, in partnership with Core 4 Films and 19 Pictures.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
20 June 2025
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The livelihood of the local industry is indeed reliant on international co-productions and sales because the country is too small for ambitious projects to be fully financed locally, Marcus argues.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
20 June 2025
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Today the city also subsidizes about 200,000 apartment units.—
Ryan Kellman,
NPR,
15 June 2025
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Instead of subsidizing construction, the government would pay landlords the difference between what a renter could afford and the market rate for rent.—
Time,
Time,
12 June 2025
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“Underwrite.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underwrite. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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