as in subsidizes
to provide money for
a university willing to underwrite an archaeological expedition
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Recent Examples of underwrites
Cetin stresses that Allianz X still underwrites the deal like a classic venture investor.
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Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 24 Mar. 2026
The gift underwrites the operational expenses of the foundation, ensuring that every dollar raised directly aids children who will benefit from its support, according to the team.
—Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Feb. 2026
Most festivals have a larger, for-profit backer that underwrites those expenses.
—Will Richmond, The Providence Journal, 15 Jan. 2026
The move underwrites expanded faculty, student fellowships, global programming, and the Center for Global Futures.
—Stephan Rabimov, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 24 Mar. 2026
The gift underwrites the operational expenses of the foundation, ensuring that every dollar raised directly aids children who will benefit from its support, according to the team.
—Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Feb. 2026
Most festivals have a larger, for-profit backer that underwrites those expenses.
—Will Richmond, The Providence Journal, 15 Jan. 2026
The move underwrites expanded faculty, student fellowships, global programming, and the Center for Global Futures.
—Stephan Rabimov, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for underwrites
Verb
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Medicaid subsidizes most of the medical care for children with severe special needs.—
Carol Marbin Miller,
Miami Herald,
11 Apr. 2026
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The organization subsidizes housing, manages the land, and, through Knoydart Renewables, supplies green energy to Inverie Bay.—
Jen Murphy,
Robb Report,
4 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The state budget also funds science-of-reading training grants and some literacy coaches statewide.—
Rachel Canter,
The Atlantic,
9 Apr. 2026
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Both people who live in Kansas City and people who work in Kansas City currently pay 1% of their income into the city’s general fund, which funds 45% of the city’s general budget and pays for services like trash collection, fire services and affordable housing programs.—
The Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
8 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Money from these programs finances a dozen or so drinking water projects each year.—
Karl Schneider,
IndyStar,
31 Mar. 2026
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The European Investment Bank, which finances projects that advance the EU’s policy goals, has already led a $172 million loan, part of the broader $575 million financing package for Keliber, the first time the EIB has backed the mining of critical raw material in the EU.—
Tiisetso Motsoeneng,
semafor.com,
30 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The full text menu also supports touch input.—
Jim Fisher,
PC Magazine,
14 Apr. 2026
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The system runs on UnifoLM, Unitree’s proprietary unified large-scale model for robotics, and supports reinforcement learning to improve motion control and task execution.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Apr. 2026
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“Underwrites.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underwrites. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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