as in financing
to provide money for
a university willing to underwrite an archaeological expedition
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Recent Examples of underwriting
None wants to be seen as underwriting civilian killings like those of Renee Good and Alex Pretti.
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Robert B. Reich, Hartford Courant, 12 Feb. 2026
Payments, invoicing, lending, inventory management, customer support, and even underwriting increasingly happen inside messaging apps like WhatsApp.
—Ilona Limonta-Volkova, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
The era of individual banks underwriting large projects — from transport corridors to energy and mining — is effectively over, said Charles Russon, Absa’s head for Africa regions.
—Yinka Adegoke, semafor.com, 19 Jan. 2026
Rolex is effectively underwriting the pipeline that will keep mechanical watchmaking viable for the next century.
—Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 20 Nov. 2025
All of this revenue and all of the money that's washing around to this system is tax sheltered and tax advantaged, which means that on a certain level, taxpayers are underwriting this across the board.
—Dana Taylor, USA Today, 11 Nov. 2025
On the other hand, the conservative majority has expanded executive power, underwriting sweeping criminal immunity for the President, last year, and largely siding with the Administration to stay lower-court injunctions against it.
—Jeannie Suk Gersen, New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2025
That led to him underwriting and commanding the first all-civilian private space flight in history, September 2021's Inspiration4 orbital mission aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule launched by a Falcon 9 rocket.
—PC Magazine, 4 Nov. 2025
Cohen & Company Capital Markets acted as the sole investment bank underwriting Dynamix III’s IPO.
—Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2025
Robert B. Reich, Hartford Courant, 12 Feb. 2026
Payments, invoicing, lending, inventory management, customer support, and even underwriting increasingly happen inside messaging apps like WhatsApp.
—Ilona Limonta-Volkova, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
The era of individual banks underwriting large projects — from transport corridors to energy and mining — is effectively over, said Charles Russon, Absa’s head for Africa regions.
—Yinka Adegoke, semafor.com, 19 Jan. 2026
Rolex is effectively underwriting the pipeline that will keep mechanical watchmaking viable for the next century.
—Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 20 Nov. 2025
All of this revenue and all of the money that's washing around to this system is tax sheltered and tax advantaged, which means that on a certain level, taxpayers are underwriting this across the board.
—Dana Taylor, USA Today, 11 Nov. 2025
On the other hand, the conservative majority has expanded executive power, underwriting sweeping criminal immunity for the President, last year, and largely siding with the Administration to stay lower-court injunctions against it.
—Jeannie Suk Gersen, New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2025
That led to him underwriting and commanding the first all-civilian private space flight in history, September 2021's Inspiration4 orbital mission aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule launched by a Falcon 9 rocket.
—PC Magazine, 4 Nov. 2025
Cohen & Company Capital Markets acted as the sole investment bank underwriting Dynamix III’s IPO.
—Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for underwriting
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The more Austin is financing education the less the parents can influence.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Feb. 2026
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Henry, who was a Pro Bowl running back that played for three teams in his seven-year NFL career, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to traffic cocaine for financing a drug ring that moved between Colorado and Montana.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
13 Feb. 2026
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Much of the Department of Homeland Security is set to run out of money Saturday morning after negotiations stalled between the White House and congressional Democrats over new restrictions on federal immigration agents and lawmakers left town without funding the department.—
Riley Beggin,
Arkansas Online,
14 Feb. 2026
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With the legal victory, the CID will resume funding infrastructure projects in the Harris Ranch zone, Ortega said.—
Mark Dee,
Idaho Statesman,
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
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“Underwriting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underwriting. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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