1
as in funded
to provide money for
a local business kindly financed the high school band's trip to New York City
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2
as in endowed
to furnish (as an institution) with a regular source of income
established a fund to finance a visiting lecturer position at the local college
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Recent Examples of financed
In a Canadian industry where for years doors were mostly closed to Black talent, and financing that came through when doors opened was meagre, the BSO report urges Black content creators be properly financed to build sustainable careers and businesses.
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Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
Pic heralds from Deadpool and John Wick director David Leitch and Bullet Train producer Kelly McCormick’s 87North, and Bill Bindley and Mike Karz’s Gulfstream Pictures (Upgraded), which financed the movie.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2025
Expand Integrity Safeguards Build on RIA’s oversight—add a dedicated Integrity Fund, financed by investor fees, to maintain regular audits and fraud prevention.
—Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
All current students and graduates included in the sample must have financed at least some of their education through student loans or other educational financing.
—Brian Walsh, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2025
In 2023, Kuah allegedly helped plan an IED attack on a regional governor and financed a bombing at the Mount Cameroon Race for Hope that injured 19 people.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2025
The Downtown Development Authority owns the new facility and financed its construction with public bonds.
—Malachi Barrett, Freep.com, 5 Sep. 2025
According to Kirkland, these $4,000 robots (financed by the Water District) are toy bunnies that are retrofitted to emit heat, smell, and move.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
The trip to Miami was financed by Breschi’s teachers at Rio’s Centro de Arte e Danca de Campo Grande, now known as Escola de Dança Alice Arja (Alice Arja Dance School).
—Marcia Luttrell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
Pic heralds from Deadpool and John Wick director David Leitch and Bullet Train producer Kelly McCormick’s 87North, and Bill Bindley and Mike Karz’s Gulfstream Pictures (Upgraded), which financed the movie.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2025
Expand Integrity Safeguards Build on RIA’s oversight—add a dedicated Integrity Fund, financed by investor fees, to maintain regular audits and fraud prevention.
—Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
All current students and graduates included in the sample must have financed at least some of their education through student loans or other educational financing.
—Brian Walsh, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2025
In 2023, Kuah allegedly helped plan an IED attack on a regional governor and financed a bombing at the Mount Cameroon Race for Hope that injured 19 people.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2025
The Downtown Development Authority owns the new facility and financed its construction with public bonds.
—Malachi Barrett, Freep.com, 5 Sep. 2025
According to Kirkland, these $4,000 robots (financed by the Water District) are toy bunnies that are retrofitted to emit heat, smell, and move.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
The trip to Miami was financed by Breschi’s teachers at Rio’s Centro de Arte e Danca de Campo Grande, now known as Escola de Dança Alice Arja (Alice Arja Dance School).
—Marcia Luttrell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for financed
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During a tour at Turning Point USA’s Phoenix headquarters last October, staff described the evolution from a Chicago garage startup to a sprawling campus funded by donors in 2018.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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His position is funded by the ADG Community Journalism Project.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
12 Sep. 2025
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Many wealthy individuals have fallen ill and subsequently endowed medical facilities.—
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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The colony is endowed with rubber and radium, copper and palm oil.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
26 Aug. 2025
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Most of its residents rely on the low-cost insurance subsidized by the federal and state governments.—
Sarah Cutler,
Idaho Statesman,
3 Sep. 2025
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As my 2023 book Unequal Cities describes, the growth of suburbs was fueled by racially and economically exclusionary policies, with government subsidized housing and automobile transportation.—
Richard McGahey,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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“Financed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/financed. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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