as in funded
to provide money for
a university willing to underwrite an archaeological expedition
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Recent Examples of underwritten
This article was underwritten as part of a promotional agreement between The Enquirer and the Cincinnati Ballet.
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David Lyman, Cincinnati Enquirer, 30 Oct. 2025
The report was underwritten by General Atomics, with research contributions by Boston Consulting Group.
—Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Oct. 2025
Banijay explained that the transaction will be fully backed by a certain funds financing package for a principal amount equal to approximately €3B, which includes the refinancing of Tipico Group’s existing debt, underwritten by some of Betclic’s main financing partners.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2025
How else to describe a technological project that produces art, music, film, and text that has not been underwritten by the human experience and is uniquely devoid of feeling?
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 20 Oct. 2025
The rest was underwritten by donors, with some of the work done by volunteers.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Sep. 2025
That is remarkable given the majority of its rents, paid by the NHS, are effectively underwritten by the government.
—Ian King, CNBC, 20 Aug. 2025
Sinema’s campaign-finance report didn’t make clear what activities were official Senate business and which were underwritten by her campaign.
—Laura Gersony, The Arizona Republic, 24 Dec. 2024
Among those whom Dickson called when considering Posen was Domenico De Sole, the chairman of Tom Ford International, who had underwritten, along with Ford, Posen’s second runway show in 2002.
—Irina Aleksander, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
David Lyman, Cincinnati Enquirer, 30 Oct. 2025
The report was underwritten by General Atomics, with research contributions by Boston Consulting Group.
—Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Oct. 2025
Banijay explained that the transaction will be fully backed by a certain funds financing package for a principal amount equal to approximately €3B, which includes the refinancing of Tipico Group’s existing debt, underwritten by some of Betclic’s main financing partners.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2025
How else to describe a technological project that produces art, music, film, and text that has not been underwritten by the human experience and is uniquely devoid of feeling?
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 20 Oct. 2025
The rest was underwritten by donors, with some of the work done by volunteers.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Sep. 2025
That is remarkable given the majority of its rents, paid by the NHS, are effectively underwritten by the government.
—Ian King, CNBC, 20 Aug. 2025
Sinema’s campaign-finance report didn’t make clear what activities were official Senate business and which were underwritten by her campaign.
—Laura Gersony, The Arizona Republic, 24 Dec. 2024
Among those whom Dickson called when considering Posen was Domenico De Sole, the chairman of Tom Ford International, who had underwritten, along with Ford, Posen’s second runway show in 2002.
—Irina Aleksander, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for underwritten
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The 48 employees work for the Consumer Services and Healthcare Regulation Commission, which is funded with state and federal money.—
Marissa Meador,
IndyStar,
6 Nov. 2025
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Construction started in October and has continued despite the ongoing government shutdown, since it is privately funded.—
Michael Nied,
PEOPLE,
6 Nov. 2025
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Political parties in early America subsidized newspapers and became the foundation of the press’s business model.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
7 Nov. 2025
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Without addressing these underlying drivers, and most importantly, rising hospital prices, then insurance will be expensive, whether it's paid for by patients or subsidized by taxpayers.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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Wagner has produced or financed more than 35 films across a wide range of budgets and genres, including Flight Risk starring Mark Wahlberg and directed by Mel Gibson, and Hypnotic starring Ben Affleck and directed by Robert Rodriguez.—
Justin Kroll,
Deadline,
11 Nov. 2025
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The project will cost more than $150 million and is financed privately by the Bhathals.—
Asli Pelit,
New York Times,
11 Nov. 2025
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“Underwritten.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underwritten. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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