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several corporations bankrolled the Broadway musical
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Recent Examples of bankrolling
Jake Kanter, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2025
Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 3 Feb. 2026
Beijing has spent decades growing its trade ties and bankrolling projects in the region, to boost transportation links and cut energy costs – cementing its own influence along the way.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 31 Jan. 2026
There’s also a brief shot of Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon, which ended up bankrolling the documentary and its marketing and distribution push, reportedly for $70 million.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 30 Jan. 2026
Key Facts Warren, who cofounded pipeline company Energy Transfer in 1996 and now has a net worth of $7 billion, was revealed by anonymous sources to be the man bankrolling a project to lengthen the runway of Waterford Airport in southeast Ireland.
—Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 7 Jan. 2026
Their effort also got support from groups funded by wealthy Chicagoans that bashed Johnson’s spending plan by bankrolling over $100,000 in Facebook ads and even more on television.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
Wyss is a Swiss billionaire who some on the Right have likened to Soros, owing to his similar proclivity for bankrolling left-wing causes.
—Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 1 Jan. 2026
New Delhi has propped up neighboring governments by bankrolling them, lobbying the West on their behalf, or deploying its security forces.
—Muhib Rahman, Foreign Affairs, 12 Nov. 2025
Foster said the end result of the funding shortfall is that defense attorneys taking under-market rates to represent low-income defendants have ended up bankrolling the federal government.
—Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Nov. 2025
Noun
As recently as this summer, Robinson boasted about his role in co-creating, bankrolling, and starring in Legacy of Lies, an action movie headlined by John Wick martial artist Scott Adkins.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2025
Verb
Now operating from the shadows in Colombia, Roper has been operating a massive arms-smuggling ring with the goal of rebuilding his empire and bankrolling a private guerrilla army to topple the local government.
—Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 3 Feb. 2026
Beijing has spent decades growing its trade ties and bankrolling projects in the region, to boost transportation links and cut energy costs – cementing its own influence along the way.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 31 Jan. 2026
There’s also a brief shot of Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon, which ended up bankrolling the documentary and its marketing and distribution push, reportedly for $70 million.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 30 Jan. 2026
Key Facts Warren, who cofounded pipeline company Energy Transfer in 1996 and now has a net worth of $7 billion, was revealed by anonymous sources to be the man bankrolling a project to lengthen the runway of Waterford Airport in southeast Ireland.
—Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 7 Jan. 2026
Their effort also got support from groups funded by wealthy Chicagoans that bashed Johnson’s spending plan by bankrolling over $100,000 in Facebook ads and even more on television.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
Wyss is a Swiss billionaire who some on the Right have likened to Soros, owing to his similar proclivity for bankrolling left-wing causes.
—Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 1 Jan. 2026
New Delhi has propped up neighboring governments by bankrolling them, lobbying the West on their behalf, or deploying its security forces.
—Muhib Rahman, Foreign Affairs, 12 Nov. 2025
Foster said the end result of the funding shortfall is that defense attorneys taking under-market rates to represent low-income defendants have ended up bankrolling the federal government.
—Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bankrolling
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Three months ago, GE Vernova struck a $50 million partnership with MIT, covering research funding, graduate student fellowships, internships, and professional development programs for its own executives.—
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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The mayor cited the New York governor’s decision to provide more than $1 billion in state funding to help launch universal child care in New York City.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Solana Beach Civic & Historical Society offers two $3,500 Scholarships this year for high school students or adult learners to assist in financing college, graduate school or technical school tuition.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Feb. 2026
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The prosecutor’s statement said that in addition to assisting Hamas during the war, all of the defendants were charged with financing terrorism activity, fraud and bribery.—
Sam Mednick,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2026
Noun
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That shutdown ended with a promise to vote on extending the subsidies, which failed.—
Riley Beggin,
Arkansas Online,
14 Feb. 2026
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As with the subsidies, public outcry pushed a number of Republicans and Democrats to pledge to do something — in this case, reining in enforcement tactics.—
Sam Gringlas,
NPR,
13 Feb. 2026
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The Special Transportation Fund pays off the principal and interest on the infrastructure rebuilding program while subsidizing public transit costs and operating expenses for the departments of transportation and motor vehicles.—
John Moritz,
Hartford Courant,
5 Feb. 2026
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In Europe and Asia, governments are similarly subsidizing supply chains to reduce reliance on geopolitical rivals—specifically China.—
Scott Montgomery,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
Noun
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But experts say that the state program has lacked thorough oversight and accountability, allowing a small group of manufacturers to exploit the program’s robust endowments.—
Tony Briscoe,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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Keep in mind Black people were not welcomed as students at white colleges regardless of their abilities during the 1950s and 1960s, but Bonita’s grades were so high that Central Connecticut State University gave her a scholarship and honored her with an endowment scholarship in her name.—
Gary Franks,
Hartford Courant,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Bankrolling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bankrolling. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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