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
That’s because Medicare, rather than the Part D insurer, is subsidizing the prescription.
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Ali Swenson,
Los Angeles Times,
1 July 2026
Mark Cohen observed that law firms have long depended upon clients subsidizing the development of young lawyers through billable work and that AI challenges both the economics and developmental logic of that arrangement.
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Joseph Andrew,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
The most likely projects in the near term are oil and gas pipelines, which have the shortest construction timeline, and subsidizing repairs at Gulf facilities that Tehran targeted during the war.
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ABC News,
17 June 2026
The group is concerned that a stadium supported by taxpayer dollars is subsidizing the performances of the rapper formerly known as Kanye West.
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Sophia Mandt,
The Washington Examiner,
15 June 2026
Questions about subsidizing parks and recreation programs with general fund dollars have emerged as the department, combined with facilities, faces deferred maintenance costs between $130 million and $170 million over the next decade.
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Corey Schmidt,
Sacbee.com,
12 June 2026
The proposal would also prohibit local governments from offering economic development incentives for the projects and require that data center contracts with public utilities include provisions that prevent consumers from subsidizing the cost of their energy needs.
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N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
4 June 2026
Limón would like to see the state stop subsidizing corporations who pay so meagerly that their employees qualify for Medi-Cal.
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Anita Chabria,
Mercury News,
3 June 2026
As a result, Chinese families are essentially subsidizing shoppers around the world while their own quality of life suffers.
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Michael Schuman,
The Atlantic,
3 June 2026
Ali Swenson,
Los Angeles Times,
1 July 2026
Mark Cohen observed that law firms have long depended upon clients subsidizing the development of young lawyers through billable work and that AI challenges both the economics and developmental logic of that arrangement.
—
Joseph Andrew,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
The most likely projects in the near term are oil and gas pipelines, which have the shortest construction timeline, and subsidizing repairs at Gulf facilities that Tehran targeted during the war.
—
ABC News,
17 June 2026
The group is concerned that a stadium supported by taxpayer dollars is subsidizing the performances of the rapper formerly known as Kanye West.
—
Sophia Mandt,
The Washington Examiner,
15 June 2026
Questions about subsidizing parks and recreation programs with general fund dollars have emerged as the department, combined with facilities, faces deferred maintenance costs between $130 million and $170 million over the next decade.
—
Corey Schmidt,
Sacbee.com,
12 June 2026
The proposal would also prohibit local governments from offering economic development incentives for the projects and require that data center contracts with public utilities include provisions that prevent consumers from subsidizing the cost of their energy needs.
—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
4 June 2026
Limón would like to see the state stop subsidizing corporations who pay so meagerly that their employees qualify for Medi-Cal.
—
Anita Chabria,
Mercury News,
3 June 2026
As a result, Chinese families are essentially subsidizing shoppers around the world while their own quality of life suffers.
—
Michael Schuman,
The Atlantic,
3 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for subsidizing
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More Freedom 250 controversy Freedom 250 has been the focus of other controversy over funding transparency and religious representations.
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The report accuses the group of funding its programming through opaque and questionable avenues, including soliciting foreign funds, misleading donors and selling access to the president.
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ByteDance began hiring for 100 open roles, signed multiple independent filmmakers and artists and held private conversations about financing AI films.
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Leading automakers integrate accessories into the vehicle's engineering, installing them at the port and financing them with the car.
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Netanyahu said that Israel is allowing the Lebanese army to begin preparing to take control of territory, while the Israeli military is establishing two pilot zones.
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The Gateway space station planned for lunar orbit was also canceled in favor of a stronger focus on establishing a base on the moon's surface.
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“Subsidizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subsidizing. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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