Thesaurus results for SPONSORED

verb

past tense of sponsor

as in funded

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Recent Examples of sponsored As well as Powerade, owned by the Coca-Cola Company, Fox’s in-game adverts have also been sponsored by Lenovo, another official FIFA sponsor. — Tom Burrows, New York Times, 17 June 2026 Albertsons has sponsored the event since its inception, and Chevron joined in 2021 as the presenting sponsor. — Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 24 Mar. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for sponsored

Verb

The acquisition of 100 percent of ZO Skin Health will be made in an all-cash transaction and funded through cash reserves and bank financing.

— Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2026
Prosecutors said each project was partially funded by $1 million each in county tax dollars.

— Tim Fang, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of funded

Verb

The missile should be financed by European countries and be deployable on aircraft owned and operated by nonnuclear allies.

— Ivo H. Daalder, Foreign Affairs, 16 Oct. 2026
At Cannes this year, 81% of the movies that world premiered in the official selection were financed by France.

— Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of financed

Verb

However, for its loan to The British Museum, the UK Treasury officially underwrote the artifact with a provisional valuation of £800 million (approximately $1 billion USD).

— Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Higher-for-longer separates managers who underwrote a downside case from managers who underwrote a refinancing that never came.

— Hugh Leask, CNBC, 14 July 2026