as in financed
to provide money for
several corporations bankrolled the Broadway musical
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Recent Examples of bankrolled
Shockingly, swathes of the public approved of the killing—41 percent of 18-29 year-olds deemed it acceptable—celebrated Thompson's demise, and later bankrolled Mangione's defense fund.
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Alex Rosado, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
Pritzker, one of the richest men in the country, poured $350 million into his gubernatorial campaigns and bankrolled other Democrats besides.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
Upon his insistence, Nancy bankrolled investments in a range of tokens, including DOGE and Ethereum.
—Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 28 Aug. 2025
Munger bankrolled the 2010 ballot measure that created independent congressional redistricting in California.
—Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 27 Aug. 2025
Set four years after the events of the original film, Nobody 2 finds Hutch back at work as full-time assassin, mainly because a criminal organization bankrolled the $30 million Hutch needed to pay back the Russian mob after burning their gigantic stash of cash in the 2021 film.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2025
Arthur bankrolled the building with $3 million in profits from his wildly successful 1924 operetta Rose-Marie, whose book and lyrics were written by his son Oscar Hammerstein II and Otto Harbach, with music by Rudolf Friml and Herbert Stothart.
—Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 15 Aug. 2025
The overnight deployments were, in part, bankrolled by $77 million Hochul announced during her annual State of the State speech.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2025
The Ellison family will have 100% voting control over Paramount Skydance; the deal was largely bankrolled by Oracle founder Larry Ellison.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 5 Aug. 2025
Alex Rosado, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
Pritzker, one of the richest men in the country, poured $350 million into his gubernatorial campaigns and bankrolled other Democrats besides.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
Upon his insistence, Nancy bankrolled investments in a range of tokens, including DOGE and Ethereum.
—Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 28 Aug. 2025
Munger bankrolled the 2010 ballot measure that created independent congressional redistricting in California.
—Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 27 Aug. 2025
Set four years after the events of the original film, Nobody 2 finds Hutch back at work as full-time assassin, mainly because a criminal organization bankrolled the $30 million Hutch needed to pay back the Russian mob after burning their gigantic stash of cash in the 2021 film.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2025
Arthur bankrolled the building with $3 million in profits from his wildly successful 1924 operetta Rose-Marie, whose book and lyrics were written by his son Oscar Hammerstein II and Otto Harbach, with music by Rudolf Friml and Herbert Stothart.
—Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 15 Aug. 2025
The overnight deployments were, in part, bankrolled by $77 million Hochul announced during her annual State of the State speech.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2025
The Ellison family will have 100% voting control over Paramount Skydance; the deal was largely bankrolled by Oracle founder Larry Ellison.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bankrolled
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In China, newer but heavily debt-financed assets—from metro systems to high-speed rail—face profitability challenges, with maintenance costs outpacing budgets.—
Maurice Obeid,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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The Zionist Organization, founded at the Basel congress, was financed by membership fees.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
16 Sep. 2025
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The project, launched in 2007, is being co-funded by Italy, Austria and the EU.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
19 Sep. 2025
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In 2024, the NIH provided only $17 million in funding for fibroid research, putting it in the bottom 40 of the 330 conditions funded.—
Lauren Giella,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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They are literally subsidized by you and me, the American taxpayer.—
Andrew Marantz,
New Yorker,
18 Sep. 2025
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Other ideas kicked around over the years have been subsidized housing or even returning it to its history of entertainment, as a high-end theater and performing arts academy.—
Phillip Molnar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Bankrolled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bankrolled. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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