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to provide money for
several corporations bankrolled the Broadway musical
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Recent Examples of bankrolling
Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
But mobster Reggie Fontaine (Freeman), who’s been bankrolling Max’s dubious projects, is not at all amused.
—Joe Leydon, Variety, 5 Mar. 2025
Painters were beholden to those wealthy people bankrolling them.
—Michael Ashley, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
Donors would have begun bankrolling their favorites, and organizations would have started to announce endorsements.
—Laurel Rosenhall, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
The City of Rome is bankrolling the concert, so tickets to see Boy George are free.
—Alan Friedman, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Dec. 2024
After bankrolling some more ambitious swings, the company has aimed more at the casual gaming segment, tying many of its releases to popular series and films.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 12 Dec. 2024
That’s unlikely, if not fanciful, given the network’s role in bankrolling college athletics.
—Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 10 Dec. 2024
Germans were angry, too, resentful at bankrolling other people’s profligate ways.
—Robert Kagan, Foreign Affairs, 2 Apr. 2019
Verb
The state’s top political fund-raisers—a pair of Christian nationalists—were bankrolling the effort.
—Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
But mobster Reggie Fontaine (Freeman), who’s been bankrolling Max’s dubious projects, is not at all amused.
—Joe Leydon, Variety, 5 Mar. 2025
Painters were beholden to those wealthy people bankrolling them.
—Michael Ashley, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
Donors would have begun bankrolling their favorites, and organizations would have started to announce endorsements.
—Laurel Rosenhall, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
The City of Rome is bankrolling the concert, so tickets to see Boy George are free.
—Alan Friedman, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Dec. 2024
After bankrolling some more ambitious swings, the company has aimed more at the casual gaming segment, tying many of its releases to popular series and films.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 12 Dec. 2024
That’s unlikely, if not fanciful, given the network’s role in bankrolling college athletics.
—Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 10 Dec. 2024
Germans were angry, too, resentful at bankrolling other people’s profligate ways.
—Robert Kagan, Foreign Affairs, 2 Apr. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bankrolling
Noun
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One study found that historically, companies that do a better job with corporate governance, environmental concerns and social issues, known as ESG, tend to have lowers costs capital and financing costs.—
Elizabeth Weise,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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The city owns the land and will be responsible for the planning, design, construction and financing of the additions.—
Elliott Wenzler,
Denver Post,
19 Apr. 2025
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His research findings can be applied China’s current strategy of subsidizing distressed companies, which is driving cheaper exports into global markets and could pose challenges for local suppliers.—
IESE Business School,
Forbes,
19 Dec. 2024
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Then why is the public subsidizing this activity?—
Evan Simon,
ABC News,
19 Dec. 2024
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Eligibility for premium subsidies for insurance plans sold in Affordable Care Act marketplaces is also tied to the official poverty level.—
Arthur Allen,
CNN Money,
17 Apr. 2025
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Government subsidies, such as the 45V clean hydrogen production tax credits, have been instrumental in launching transformative projects like First Public Hydrogen (FPH2) in California.—
Whitaker Irvin Jr.,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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With its $53 billion endowment and recently issued bonds, Harvard has the resources to maintain operations while this legal battle plays out in court.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Apr. 2025
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So there are rules limiting how much money a school can withdraw from its endowment each year.—
Chelsea Bailey,
CNN Money,
17 Apr. 2025
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“Bankrolling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bankrolling. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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