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Recent Examples of sponsoring
Mercedes-Benz has been sponsoring the Masters for almost 20 years; the 140-year-old automaker came on as an inaugural sponsor of ANWA seven years ago.
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Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 8 Apr. 2026
Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 8 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sponsoring
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The small private research university would no longer be funding its retirement plan and 43 staff members would lose their jobs.—
Matt Schifrin,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
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But experts note that the cutoff of US funding to WHO prompted staff reductions at the global organization, and no other donor country has filled those WHO funding gaps.—
Jennifer Hansler,
CNN Money,
22 May 2026
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Last night, Deadline told you that Mubi is financing Nicolas Winding Refn’s next directorial, his long-in-the-works, Maniac Cop.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
23 May 2026
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Some are pressing utilities to completely change their model for financing major system upgrades.—
Marc Levy,
Los Angeles Times,
17 May 2026
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Nearly two dozen banks will be underwriting the IPO and offering shares to investors, including Goldman Sachs, Bank of America and Citigroup.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
20 May 2026
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Advisors and operators who understand that distinction early will strategically be better positioned than those still underwriting the category as a cultivation story alone.—
Thomas Andersen,
Rolling Stone,
14 May 2026
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Trade school is often talked about as an alternative to a four-year degree, but the discourse can be patronizing, with jobs in construction framed as an off-ramp for the kids who can’t cut it in real college.—
Emma Green,
New Yorker,
17 Apr. 2026
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But ultimately, there’s nothing more appealing than a straight guy who can genuinely queen out about the important things in life (the aforementioned celeb goss, duh) without zoning out or seeming patronizing.—
Emma Specter,
Vogue,
30 Mar. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Sponsoring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sponsoring. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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