as in financed
to provide money for
several corporations bankrolled the Broadway musical
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Recent Examples of bankrolled
Even those companies, bankrolled by two of the world’s richest entrepreneurs, are seeking outside funding to make their visions a reality.
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Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 15 May 2026
Continue reading … FOLLOW THE FUNDS — Senate candidate running as 'Independent' continues to be bankrolled by left-wing money.
—FOXNews.com, 7 May 2026
The president has repeatedly and emphatically said the sprawling 90,000-square-foot ballroom would be entirely bankrolled by private donors.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 6 May 2026
The mafia went on to build or fund Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, Yelp, Tesla, SpaceX, Palantir, Affirm, and a meaningful slice of the venture capital industry that then bankrolled mostly everything else in Silicon Valley.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 6 May 2026
Jeff Bezos and Sam Altman have both bankrolled new efforts to wind back the internal clocks of our bodies’ cells using epigenetic techniques that have already extended the lives of mice.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 2 May 2026
The production is the first title out of Yau’s The Plan Company and was bankrolled by him without outside financing.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 30 Apr. 2026
Other billionaires have bankrolled their own political initiatives, including Larsen, who set up his own network of influence groups with names like Grow California and Golden State Promise.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 27 Apr. 2026
Dehghani-Tafti has received significant campaign funding from political action committees bankrolled by Democratic mega donor George Soros.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 19 Apr. 2026
Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 15 May 2026
Continue reading … FOLLOW THE FUNDS — Senate candidate running as 'Independent' continues to be bankrolled by left-wing money.
—FOXNews.com, 7 May 2026
The president has repeatedly and emphatically said the sprawling 90,000-square-foot ballroom would be entirely bankrolled by private donors.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 6 May 2026
The mafia went on to build or fund Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, Yelp, Tesla, SpaceX, Palantir, Affirm, and a meaningful slice of the venture capital industry that then bankrolled mostly everything else in Silicon Valley.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 6 May 2026
Jeff Bezos and Sam Altman have both bankrolled new efforts to wind back the internal clocks of our bodies’ cells using epigenetic techniques that have already extended the lives of mice.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 2 May 2026
The production is the first title out of Yau’s The Plan Company and was bankrolled by him without outside financing.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 30 Apr. 2026
Other billionaires have bankrolled their own political initiatives, including Larsen, who set up his own network of influence groups with names like Grow California and Golden State Promise.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 27 Apr. 2026
Dehghani-Tafti has received significant campaign funding from political action committees bankrolled by Democratic mega donor George Soros.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 19 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bankrolled
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Topic Studios also financed the film with Stay Gold as co-financier.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
18 May 2026
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Topic Studios financed and produced the project, and A24 has taken worldwide rights to the film.—
Matt Donnelly,
Variety,
18 May 2026
Verb
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Your journey home is covered by the Philadelphia host committee and funded by Airbnb.—
Elias Burke,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
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New schools are typically funded through a combination of developer fees, district bond funds and state matching funds, Griffin said.—
Corey Schmidt,
Sacbee.com,
20 May 2026
Verb
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Anthropic's June 15 credit-pool change signals that subsidized programmatic usage on subscription plans is ending across the industry.—
Janakiram MSV,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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You get defined, subsidized upside, and a meaningful buffer on the downside, and a trade that works with the dynamics of the options market, not against it.—
Michael Khouw,
CNBC,
13 May 2026
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“Bankrolled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bankrolled. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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