1
as in funding
to furnish (as an institution) with a regular source of income
the museum is annually subsidized by funds from several major corporations
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as in financing
to provide money for
housing for the elderly that was subsidized by the federal government
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Recent Examples of subsidizing
And without state funds subsidizing the cost of tipping fees, the transfer station’s rates could rise, Antonacci said.
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John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 1 Apr. 2026
There’s a difference between feeding the hungry and subsidizing someone’s sweet tooth.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 28 Mar. 2026
Aguirre expressed support for multiple possibilities for the program, including a combination of a telehealth model, deploying mobile clinics to community health fairs and directly subsidizing medical expenses.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
The billions of additional dollars that the voucher program would require can be best spent on subsidizing development.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 26 Mar. 2026
The Washington Consensus was traditionally wary of developing countries picking winners and losers, erecting trade barriers and subsidizing favored industries.
—Editorial Board, Washington Post, 24 Mar. 2026
Costly gas and food here and shortages elsewhere are, after all, a small price to pay for subsidizing Putin’s Russia.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 22 Mar. 2026
The question of whether the exemption is driving investment — or subsidizing business as usual — remains largely unanswered.
—CBS News, 22 Mar. 2026
Then-President Biden successfully persuaded Congress in 2021 to pass $39 billion in aid for child care, allowing states to offer support to more families and subsidizing wages for child-care workers.
—Moriah Balingit, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2026
John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 1 Apr. 2026
There’s a difference between feeding the hungry and subsidizing someone’s sweet tooth.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 28 Mar. 2026
Aguirre expressed support for multiple possibilities for the program, including a combination of a telehealth model, deploying mobile clinics to community health fairs and directly subsidizing medical expenses.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
The billions of additional dollars that the voucher program would require can be best spent on subsidizing development.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 26 Mar. 2026
The Washington Consensus was traditionally wary of developing countries picking winners and losers, erecting trade barriers and subsidizing favored industries.
—Editorial Board, Washington Post, 24 Mar. 2026
Costly gas and food here and shortages elsewhere are, after all, a small price to pay for subsidizing Putin’s Russia.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 22 Mar. 2026
The question of whether the exemption is driving investment — or subsidizing business as usual — remains largely unanswered.
—CBS News, 22 Mar. 2026
Then-President Biden successfully persuaded Congress in 2021 to pass $39 billion in aid for child care, allowing states to offer support to more families and subsidizing wages for child-care workers.
—Moriah Balingit, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for subsidizing
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Residents in Kansas City, Independence and Blue Springs will see funding questions on their April ballot.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
4 Apr. 2026
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The distrust between lawmakers and Chaney traced back to a 2016 scandal over funding the state couldn’t account for, which went through a different state agency, Mississippi Today reported.—
ALEX ROZIER,
ABC News,
3 Apr. 2026
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Who’s financing Meta’s massive AI data center?—
Wailin Wong,
NPR,
31 Mar. 2026
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Furst ultimately sold Vestron to LIVE Entertainment after financing constraints forced the company into bankruptcy.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
30 Mar. 2026
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Once soil health improves, many gardeners find that digging individual planting holes is sufficient for establishing crops.—
Anthony Reardon,
Kansas City Star,
4 Apr. 2026
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Instead, Angine de Poitrine are more like Meshuggah or Dawn of Midi, establishing a meter and then creating rhythmic illusions using creative bursts of syncopation.—
Christopher R. Weingarten,
Pitchfork,
3 Apr. 2026
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“Subsidizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subsidizing. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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