as in to fund
to provide money for
a university willing to underwrite an archaeological expedition
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Recent Examples of underwrite
That led to him underwriting and commanding the first all-civilian private space flight in history, September 2021's Inspiration4 orbital mission aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule launched by a Falcon 9 rocket.
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Rob Pegoraro, PC Magazine, 1 June 2025
Vargas, who was a contractor for NDC that processing and underwriting small business loan applications, allegedly processed some of the fraudulent loan applications and submitted them to NDC for approval.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 20 May 2025
Those denials can include closing accounts or refusing to provide financing or underwrite loans for certain types of activities.
—Rob Copeland, New York Times, 15 May 2025
Why Are Americans Spending Less By Hugh Cameron U.S. News Reporter
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Due to ongoing economic challenges, Americans may end up spending less on Mother's Day celebrations this year.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025
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Rob Pegoraro, PC Magazine, 1 June 2025
Vargas, who was a contractor for NDC that processing and underwriting small business loan applications, allegedly processed some of the fraudulent loan applications and submitted them to NDC for approval.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 20 May 2025
Those denials can include closing accounts or refusing to provide financing or underwrite loans for certain types of activities.
—Rob Copeland, New York Times, 15 May 2025
Why Are Americans Spending Less By Hugh Cameron U.S. News Reporter
Newsweek Is A Trust Project Member
supported by or underwritten
4
Due to ongoing economic challenges, Americans may end up spending less on Mother's Day celebrations this year.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for underwrite
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Assistant Attorney General John A. Eisenberg of the DOJ’s National Security Division said the schemes target and steal from U.S. companies and are designed to evade sanctions while funding illicit programs, including weapons programs, in North Korea.—
Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
30 June 2025
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Collins’s amendment would increase the first two installments of funding from $10 billion to $22.5 billion.—
Alexander Bolton,
The Hill,
30 June 2025
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Costner spent $38 million of his own money to finance Horizon, per Variety, alongside two unnamed private investors.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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The biggest chain in the U.S. and globally entered Covid with a hefty debt load that was a stinging liability given the need to finance it even as theaters shut down and the box office slumped.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
1 July 2025
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Located near a low-income and subsidized housing owned and operated by Carabetta, the new development also could be housing, potentially a mix of market-rate and affordable.—
Kenneth R. Gosselin,
Hartford Courant,
29 June 2025
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In Miami-Dade, the freeze doesn’t impact the thousands of people currently relying on existing Section 8 vouchers to subsidize rent.—
Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
26 June 2025
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“Underwrite.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underwrite. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.
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