as in to fund
to provide money for
a university willing to underwrite an archaeological expedition
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Recent Examples of underwrite
This year, 138 higher education institutions are underwriting Merit Scholarship awards through the National Merit Scholarship Program.
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Holly Andres, Daily News, 3 June 2026
Race, a fiction underwritten by material violence.
—Literary Hub, 2 June 2026
To make matters worse, your tax dollars or license fees will be used to underwrite the launch of this protectionist system.
—Doug McCauley, Oc Register, 27 May 2026
The family-friendly concert is being underwritten by Applied Materials and the San Jose Sports Authority as part of SJ26’s celebration of the FIFA World Cup.
—Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 24 May 2026
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Holly Andres, Daily News, 3 June 2026
Race, a fiction underwritten by material violence.
—Literary Hub, 2 June 2026
To make matters worse, your tax dollars or license fees will be used to underwrite the launch of this protectionist system.
—Doug McCauley, Oc Register, 27 May 2026
The family-friendly concert is being underwritten by Applied Materials and the San Jose Sports Authority as part of SJ26’s celebration of the FIFA World Cup.
—Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 24 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for underwrite
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But the shortages were evident during an April reporting trip by NPR, and the State Department did not respond to multiple requests for additional details on what that $23 million is funding.—
Jonathan Lambert,
NPR,
13 June 2026
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Caught in the middle are Senate Republicans, who had to spend months to fund border enforcement agencies and are now navigating the dispute over FISA, even after lawmakers reached a bipartisan compromise.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
13 June 2026
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The program is financed through donations to the Colorado Golf Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the CGA.—
Max Scheinblum,
Denver Post,
13 June 2026
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Last summer’s approximate £235million transfer spend on the likes of Matheus Cunha, Bryan Mbeumo and Benjamin Sesko was financed, in part, by several RCF drawdowns.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
13 June 2026
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If healthier people drop out of the risk pool, fewer people subsidize the people who get sick, Gidwani said.—
Andrew Jones,
CBS News,
15 June 2026
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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
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“Underwrite.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underwrite. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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