Thesaurus results for SPONSORSHIP

sponsorship

noun

Definition of sponsorship

as in patronage

the financial support and general guidance for an undertaking a youth softball league under the sponsorship of local businesses

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Recent Examples of sponsorship The remainder was funded by Abu Dhabi United Group Investment & Development Ltd, which owned the club—making the owner’s money sit on both sides of the sponsorships. — Joshua Hong, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026 This can sometimes be even further complicated by a sponsorship relationship a team has with its medical partners. — Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 20 Oct. 2026 Wolverine supported the launch of Wheatland at The Run for a Million event in Las Vegas through experiential activations, rider seeding and award ceremony sponsorship. — Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 19 Oct. 2026 Its $66 million, 10-year partnership with oil giant BP has drawn protests from political and environmental activists, while earlier sponsorship arrangements with tobacco companies have also faced criticism. — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 16 Oct. 2026 That rhythm can be useful for mature companies with predictable earnings and clear public market sponsorship. — Jeff Jacobs, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026 For tickets, sponsorship opportunities and updates, visit the Gala of the Stars site. — Paul Grein, Billboard, 15 Oct. 2026 The company also hopes to use the new program to generate interest in sponsorships and potential ad integrations, the executive says. — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026 Al-Khelaifi has also helped secure a lucrative sponsorship deal between Qatar Airways and UEFA, and advocated for Ligue 1 president Vincent Labrune, another ally, to become the new chief of the European Leagues association. — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 14 Oct. 2026

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Noun

One was a patronage-heavy, pro-government machine; the other an adversarial independent sector.

— Dominique Soguel, Christian Science Monitor, 13 Oct. 2026
Still the holder of many patronages, he can be found supporting the arts at his beloved Wigmore Hall, sitting in the royal box at Wimbledon, or celebrating the Scouts in Scotland in the middle of a heatwave.

— Stephanie Bridger-Linning, Vanity Fair, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of patronage

Noun

It was deemed Biden’s signature climate law, providing hundreds of billions of dollars for tax credits and programs to bolster the clean energy sector (much of that funding was repealed by the 2025 One Big Beautiful Bill Act).

— Maydeen Merino, The Washington Examiner, 15 Oct. 2026
The latest pullback presents a buying opportunity, Ives said, adding that the AI infrastructure boom remained in its early stages despite mounting concerns over funding costs.

— Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026