as in financed
to provide money for
several corporations bankrolled the Broadway musical
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Recent Examples of bankrolled
About $20 million of the Bright Future Fund’s 2024 expenditures went to Future Forward USA Action, the main dark money group that bankrolled pro-Harris ads during that year’s election.
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Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 10 Feb. 2026
Others are bankrolled by wealthy families or networks of private investors.
—Scott Horsley, NPR, 9 Feb. 2026
Further complicating matters, the project is bankrolled by the Indiana Finance Authority, which expects future tenants of LEAP to pay for the project.
—Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 6 Feb. 2026
These proposals are backed and bankrolled by out-of-state interests, including New York hedge funds, seeking to fundamentally remake vast tracts of Florida without playing by local rules or paying the full costs of growth.
—Sean Parks, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Feb. 2026
Silicon Valley interests had, after all, largely bankrolled the later phases of the cannabis legalization effort in California.
—Scott Eden, Rolling Stone, 1 Feb. 2026
Causeway Films also bankrolled the picture with Salmira Productions.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 27 Jan. 2026
Within the leftist movement that propelled Johnson, cracks between the Chicago Teachers Union and Service Employees International Union team that primarily bankrolled his first run look more like a clean break.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 18 Jan. 2026
Some, like Meta, which is both building its own data centers and leasing them from other firms, are bankrolled by cash-cow revenue streams.
—Phoebe Liu, Forbes.com, 16 Jan. 2026
Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 10 Feb. 2026
Others are bankrolled by wealthy families or networks of private investors.
—Scott Horsley, NPR, 9 Feb. 2026
Further complicating matters, the project is bankrolled by the Indiana Finance Authority, which expects future tenants of LEAP to pay for the project.
—Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 6 Feb. 2026
These proposals are backed and bankrolled by out-of-state interests, including New York hedge funds, seeking to fundamentally remake vast tracts of Florida without playing by local rules or paying the full costs of growth.
—Sean Parks, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Feb. 2026
Silicon Valley interests had, after all, largely bankrolled the later phases of the cannabis legalization effort in California.
—Scott Eden, Rolling Stone, 1 Feb. 2026
Causeway Films also bankrolled the picture with Salmira Productions.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 27 Jan. 2026
Within the leftist movement that propelled Johnson, cracks between the Chicago Teachers Union and Service Employees International Union team that primarily bankrolled his first run look more like a clean break.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 18 Jan. 2026
Some, like Meta, which is both building its own data centers and leasing them from other firms, are bankrolled by cash-cow revenue streams.
—Phoebe Liu, Forbes.com, 16 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bankrolled
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Battle of the Beasts, financed by Camelot, sees 12 of the strongest athletes in the world compete across six gruelling physical and mental challenges.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
9 Feb. 2026
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Across Asia, most new hospital beds are already financed privately.—
Abrar Mir,
Fortune,
9 Feb. 2026
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Designed to run for 42 months, the project is funded by the EU’s Horizon Europe program through the 2ZERO Partnership, and was launched in early 2026 with a kick-off event at the CIRCE Institute in Zaragoza, Spain.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Feb. 2026
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In his letter to Epstein — written on university stationary — Hubbard asked for help raising between $10,000 and $20,000 to supplement his $12,000 budget, which was in part funded by UT through a fund Hubbard controlled.—
Lily Kepner,
Austin American Statesman,
11 Feb. 2026
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To offset the cost of the e-bikes, which can run in the thousands of dollars, the state launched a generous voucher program — one that heavily subsidized, and in some cases completely offset, the purchase price.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
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Until recently, the state even subsidized e-bike purchases, but wisely pulled the plug on that costly and overburdened program.—
The Editorial Board,
Oc Register,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Bankrolled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bankrolled. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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