as in patron
a person who takes the responsibility for some other person or thing
you'll need a sponsor to recommend you in order to get into the exclusive country club
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Recent Examples of sponsor
Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 10 June 2025
Newsweek contacted the bill's sponsor, Representative Vicki Lopez, for more information on the legislation via email.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 June 2025
Jay Cannon, USA Today, 12 June 2025
This free event is sponsored by Solana Beach Community Connections (SBCC).
—Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 June 2025
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Noun
Our largest tents are 100 feet by 190 feet — big enough to host our patrons, sponsors and meal service areas.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 10 June 2025
Newsweek contacted the bill's sponsor, Representative Vicki Lopez, for more information on the legislation via email.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 June 2025
Verb
Winning lottery numbers are sponsored by Jackpocket, the official digital lottery courier of the USA TODAY Network.
—Jay Cannon, USA Today, 12 June 2025
This free event is sponsored by Solana Beach Community Connections (SBCC).
—Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sponsor
Noun
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The resentment that artists feel about the act of laundering their patron’s cultural cache has been around at least as long as the Greeks were dealing with Alcibiades, but Mac brings a pleasurably vicious mania to this particular play-as-tirade.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
13 June 2025
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Over the course of her career, Gentileschi, the daughter of the Mannerist painter Orazio Gentileschi, was commissioned by top artistic patrons — the Medici family in Italy as well as monarchs Philip IV of Spain and Charles I of England — before being lost to history following her death in 1653.—
Jacqui Palumbo,
CNN Money,
12 June 2025
Verb
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Getty Images The House tax and spending bill would push millions of Americans off health insurance rolls, experts said, as Republicans cut programs such as Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act to fund priorities from President Donald Trump, including almost $4 trillion of tax cuts.—
Greg Iacurci,Lorie Konish,
CNBC,
6 June 2025
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Proceeds will help fund the nonprofit’s Sounds of Service program for military members, veterans and first responders.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 June 2025
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Pachuca is roughly 60 miles (90km) north east of Mexico City in the neighbouring state of Hidalgo, but the two sides that its football club’s supporters loathe the most are located in the capital — Club America and Cruz Azul.—
Felipe Cardenas,
New York Times,
8 June 2025
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Cyrus' supporters came to her defense after videos of the moment went viral on social media.—
Nicholas Rice,
People.com,
8 June 2025
Verb
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Much of this volume comes from financing M&A activity.—
Bruce Werner,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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Yet globally, less than 3 percent of adaptation actions are financed by private capital.—
Tom Rogers,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 June 2025
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What really kicked the project into motion, though, was an anonymous benefactor who contributed a $4.5 million gift to the venture, Flamion said.—
Tess Kenny,
Chicago Tribune,
12 June 2025
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Just two awards away from obtaining EGOT status, for over three decades, Foxx has maintained a repertoire of not only staunch professionalism, but also stands as a benefactor of Black male representation in entertainment.—
Ime Ekpo,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
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Most Germans now believe that the United States is unwilling to underwrite European security, could stop its assistance to Ukraine, and might even draw down its military presence in Europe.—
Michael Kimmage,
Foreign Affairs,
11 Apr. 2025
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The funds go toward helping insurers mitigate the risks of underwriting disaster relief policies.—
Tom Rogers,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 June 2025
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Up stepped the opposite left back, as Alex Telles set up for a left-footed indirect curler.—
Jeff Rueter,
New York Times,
15 June 2025
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The celebration continued on Capitol Mall where booths abounded and stages were set up for performances that were to go on into the early evening.—
Molly Gibbs,
Sacbee.com,
15 June 2025
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For one, if national security is going to be the routine excuse for not allowing Americans to patronize Chinese businesses, then by extension the employees of Chinese businesses will have greatly reduced means to purchase from American businesses.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2025
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Moreover, these restrictions did not address the root causes of the violence, which often occurred outside the establishments and involved individuals not patronizing the venues.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 May 2025
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“Sponsor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sponsor. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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