as in financing
to provide money for
a university willing to underwrite an archaeological expedition
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Recent Examples of underwriting
On the other hand, the conservative majority has expanded executive power, underwriting sweeping criminal immunity for the President, last year, and largely siding with the Administration to stay lower-court injunctions against it.
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Jeannie Suk Gersen, New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2025
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.
—PC Magazine, 4 Nov. 2025
Cohen & Company Capital Markets acted as the sole investment bank underwriting Dynamix III’s IPO.
—Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2025
Insurance executives told the FT that the industry lacks the capacity to handle the kind of systemic, large-scale losses AI models could trigger, reflecting the sector’s broader unease about underwriting the unprecedented risks posed by generative AI providers.
—Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2025
Trump has called on NATO members to increase their defense spending to reduce America’s role in underwriting European security.
—Daniel Bush, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
Governments and agencies are underwriting technology development and buying small initial quantities, partly to nudge the market and spur technical readiness.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 24 Sep. 2025
This year, presenting sponsor Principal Foundation is underwriting booth fees, rental costs for tables and linens, and covering lunch costs for all potters to ensure there are no financial barriers preventing participation.
—Liz Rothaus Bertrand, Charlotte Observer, 2 Sep. 2025
Major Pro Tour Sponsors Each of the pro tours has cultivated major sponsors over the years, with brands serving as title sponsors for events or just generally underwriting the operations of the tour.
—Todd Boss, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
Jeannie Suk Gersen, New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2025
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.
—PC Magazine, 4 Nov. 2025
Cohen & Company Capital Markets acted as the sole investment bank underwriting Dynamix III’s IPO.
—Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2025
Insurance executives told the FT that the industry lacks the capacity to handle the kind of systemic, large-scale losses AI models could trigger, reflecting the sector’s broader unease about underwriting the unprecedented risks posed by generative AI providers.
—Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2025
Trump has called on NATO members to increase their defense spending to reduce America’s role in underwriting European security.
—Daniel Bush, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
Governments and agencies are underwriting technology development and buying small initial quantities, partly to nudge the market and spur technical readiness.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 24 Sep. 2025
This year, presenting sponsor Principal Foundation is underwriting booth fees, rental costs for tables and linens, and covering lunch costs for all potters to ensure there are no financial barriers preventing participation.
—Liz Rothaus Bertrand, Charlotte Observer, 2 Sep. 2025
Major Pro Tour Sponsors Each of the pro tours has cultivated major sponsors over the years, with brands serving as title sponsors for events or just generally underwriting the operations of the tour.
—Todd Boss, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for underwriting
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Among its many funding programmes, the agency has an international co-production fund, Taiwan International Co-funding Program (TICP), that in its early days was involved in co-financing a wide range of Asian and European arthouse films.—
Liz Shackleton,
Deadline,
7 Nov. 2025
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Brazil is set to introduce an ambitious and innovative new system for financing forest protection (more on that below) and Lula comes into COP30 with an impressive record of successful forest protection.—
Jeff Young,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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The biggest obstacle to moving the initiative forward is funding.—
Kristin Larson,
Footwear News,
7 Nov. 2025
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Marking recommended several cuts related to school programming by the 2026-27 school year, such as eliminating the parent participation preschool, funding for sixth grade camping field trips and paying for testing related to GATE, SAT, International Baccalaureate and AP testing.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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If Beijing now doubles down on subsidizing both cutting-edge and traditional industries, the result could be an even greater glut of Chinese products globally, exacerbating trade frictions.—
Shaoyu Yuan,
The Conversation,
5 Nov. 2025
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In subsequent years, Congress has continued to shape where Americans live, in part by subsidizing flood insurance, electricity rates and development.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Underwriting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underwriting. Accessed 28 Nov. 2025.
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