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
Delaney Simon, Foreign Affairs, 2 Jan. 2025
Altogether, Oklahoma players probably received goods worth more than $2,500 from the bowl and sponsors.
—Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 1 Jan. 2025
Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 5 Jan. 2025
Winning lottery numbers are sponsored by Jackpocket, the official digital lottery courier of the USA TODAY network.
—Ahjané Forbes, USA TODAY, 22 Dec. 2024
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Noun
Yet institutions such as the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund remain blocked by the U.S. state sponsor of terrorism designation that requires Washington, a deciding vote on these institutions’ boards, to oppose such help.
—Delaney Simon, Foreign Affairs, 2 Jan. 2025
Altogether, Oklahoma players probably received goods worth more than $2,500 from the bowl and sponsors.
—Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 1 Jan. 2025
Verb
The Twin Cities area had numerous churches and nonprofit groups willing to sponsor Hmong refugees.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 5 Jan. 2025
Winning lottery numbers are sponsored by Jackpocket, the official digital lottery courier of the USA TODAY network.
—Ahjané Forbes, USA TODAY, 22 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sponsor
Noun
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The outing coincided with the confirmation that the royal had treatment at the renowned center, and will join Prince William as a patron of the Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
14 Jan. 2025
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Catherine, 43, has also been announced as joint patron of the Chelsea facility, alongside Prince William, who has held the role of president of the Royal Marsden since 2007, a position previously held by his mother, Princess Diana.—
Isaac Bickerstaff,
Glamour,
14 Jan. 2025
Verb
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While the vast majority of the account was created to fund affordable housing and homelessness initiatives — about $2 million was budgeted for broadband programs.—
Ryan Gillespie,
Orlando Sentinel,
13 Jan. 2025
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For this year, the top leadership pledged to make boosting domestic consumption a top priority while expanding fiscal spending to fund the consumer goods trade-in and equipment upgrade policy.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
13 Jan. 2025
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Carrie Underwood’s decision to perform at Donald Trump’s inauguration next week has found an unlikely supporter in Whoopi Goldberg.—
Karu F. Daniels,
New York Daily News,
15 Jan. 2025
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But the political chaos provoked by the Dec. 3 martial law declaration is expected to continue, as Yoon and his ruling party supporters remain defiant against the insurrection charges.—
Se Eun Gong,
NPR,
15 Jan. 2025
Verb
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This is all the result of the stronger cash flow that the Small Business Deduction makes possible, and with a stronger balance sheet, banks have been more willing to finance growth.—
John E. Kelly Jr.,
Baltimore Sun,
15 Jan. 2025
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History’s greatest magnet is luring capital from every corner of the globe, hogging wealth needed to finance budget deficits, keep bond yields stable and support equity markets.—
William Pesek,
Forbes,
15 Jan. 2025
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For years now, Tottenham have sustainably run themselves rather than relying on benefactor injections.—
Jack Pitt-Brooke,
The Athletic,
26 Dec. 2024
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Yet, despite this populist rhetoric, Wallace's real concern in terms of pushing low property taxes was helping his corporate benefactors.—
Brucie Porter / Made by History,
TIME,
5 Dec. 2024
Verb
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In August, Girardi was found guilty of four counts of wire fraud for embezzling millions of dollars from his law firm’s clients, then using the funds to underwrite a lavish lifestyle for him and his now-estranged wife, reality TV star Erika Girardi.—
Matt Hamilton,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Dec. 2024
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That fund has generated as much as $5 billion a year and has been used to underwrite an assortment of climate programs, from wildfire prevention to high-speed rail.—
Lisa Friedman,
New York Times,
25 Nov. 2024
Verb
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Other volunteers set up in the job center’s parking lot to divide donations into care packages of food, toiletries, water and clothing.—
Yvonne Condes,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Jan. 2025
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Quinn Ewers was all set up for a version of his own Vince Young/Keith Jackson moment.—
Mac Engel,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Junior's Pizza, which closed its Summerhill location just before New Year's Eve, said other local businesses were struggling with slow sales and urged people to patronize the spots.—
Thomas Wheatley,
Axios,
7 Jan. 2025
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This means that instead of merely patronizing your business, consumers become part of a bigger fraternity.—
Chris Kille,
Forbes,
12 Sep. 2024
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“Sponsor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sponsor. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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