underwriter

noun

Definition of underwriternext
as in benefactor

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Recent Examples of underwriter Getting to final approval means an underwriter has gone through every document and formally approved you for a specific loan on a specific property. — Sharon Wu, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2026 Morgan Stanley served as a lead underwriter for CEO Elon Musk's $2 trillion initial public offering of SpaceX on June 12. — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 11 Aug. 2026 The top experts in those domains become the critical verifiers and underwriters of agentic work. — Christian Catalini, Forbes.com, 16 June 2026 Goldman Sachs was the lead underwriter of the SpaceX offering, along with Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America and Citigroup. — Steve Kopack, NBC news, 12 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for underwriter
Recent Examples of Synonyms for underwriter
  1. benefactor
  2. teacher
  3. coach
  4. advocate
  5. champion
  6. supporter
Noun
  • Democratic divide As Republican donors open their wallets, some of Democrats’ biggest benefactors are missing from the DNC’s donor rolls.
    — Luke Fountain, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Harvard and its peer institutions won’t suddenly stop caring about their largest benefactors.
    — Jayson Weingarten, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of benefactor
Noun
  • In 2024, two Michigan high school students were sitting in the bleachers during a student-teacher basketball game when their physical education teacher collapsed from cardiac arrest.
    — Meng Yang, Time, 18 Oct. 2026
  • When the Gulf state launched its golden visa in 2019, the government offered 10-year residency to people who could invest at least $545,000 into property as well as to researchers, teachers and specialized talent.
    — Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of teacher
Noun
  • But head coach Ben Johnson isn't going to be happy that his team nearly blew a 24-point lead with just over 12 minutes to go.
    — Dan Zaksheske OutKick, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Even though the season’s still young, the Dolphins and the Chargers, who coincidentally have two former Dolphins head coaches on its offensive staff, are the NFL’s bottom-dwellers this season.
    — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of coach
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  • However, some safety advocates and Senator Maria Cantwell want a stronger federal review process.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
  • The city’s independent ratepayer advocate, Timothy O’Connor, agreed that high temperatures were a big driver of the skyrocketing bills, with more people moving into Tier 2 and Tier 3.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of advocate
Noun
  • Los Angeles entered the postseason as two-time defending champions, and a third straight title would have put it in rare air — the New York Yankees and the Oakland Athletics the only other teams to have accomplished such a feat.
    — Greg Rosenstein, NBC news, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The broadcaster and champion of the high street, who transformed the fortunes of Harvey Nichols, picks her favourites.
    — The Week UK, TheWeek, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of champion
Noun
  • Even some supporters of capital punishment, including a number of Republican lawmakers, seemed repelled by the prospect.
    — Amy Davidson Sorkin, New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The bottom line of Milton Friedman and other supporters of neoliberalism was that there has to be effective competition, there has to be open entry.
    — John E. McDonough, STAT, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of supporter

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“Underwriter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underwriter. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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