as in sponsorship
the financial support and general guidance for an undertaking
a program for inner-city youths that is under the auspices of a national corporation
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Noun
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All artists take sponsorships and 99% pocket that money on top of (ticket) sales.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
16 May 2026 -
Those donations developed into sponsorships, which turned into year-round partnerships with jockeys.—
Lev Akabas,
Sportico.com,
15 May 2026
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The railroad did not acknowledge that their policy, not the lack of Black hunger, contributed to the low rate of Black patronage.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 May 2026
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The switch from French to Russian patronage came after coups in Mali in 2020 and 2021, followed by two in Burkina Faso in 2022, then one in Niger in 2023.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
10 May 2026
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“Auspices.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/auspices. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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