as in to fund
to provide money for
a university willing to underwrite an archaeological expedition
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Recent Examples of underwrite
Romantical asks them to underwrite a business.
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Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 19 Mar. 2026
Huang wrote that autonomous driving vehicles will likely reshape how auto insurance is underwritten over time.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 17 Mar. 2026
Sponsors pull out, protesters congregate in LA As Noma criticism gained traction, many sponsors underwriting its pop-up took notice.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 13 Mar. 2026
At the dinner table, surrounded by financiers, politicians, and tech founders, the conversation drifts casually toward breeding, inheritance, and the preservation of elite bloodlines, revealing the worldview quietly underwriting the entire power structure.
—Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 5 Mar. 2026
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Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 19 Mar. 2026
Huang wrote that autonomous driving vehicles will likely reshape how auto insurance is underwritten over time.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 17 Mar. 2026
Sponsors pull out, protesters congregate in LA As Noma criticism gained traction, many sponsors underwriting its pop-up took notice.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 13 Mar. 2026
At the dinner table, surrounded by financiers, politicians, and tech founders, the conversation drifts casually toward breeding, inheritance, and the preservation of elite bloodlines, revealing the worldview quietly underwriting the entire power structure.
—Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 5 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for underwrite
Verb
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Abbott was both funding and collaborating on the work, a later publication in a scientific journal shows.—
David Hilzenrath,
USA Today,
29 Mar. 2026
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If so, what is such a large and extravagantly funded force meant to do?—
Benjamin Wallace-Wells,
New Yorker,
29 Mar. 2026
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Hoyt Sherman Place Foundation has donated a portion of the proceeds to help finance Register internships.—
Des Moines Register,
Des Moines Register,
29 Mar. 2026
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David Drubner, a partner in Southford Park LLC, said the opposition is misguided given the rising costs for financing municipal services and schools — and that is especially true following a recent property revaluation in Middlebury.—
Kenneth R. Gosselin,
Hartford Courant,
29 Mar. 2026
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What’s more, the money isn’t supposed to be used to subsidize basic care, like Childress’ infusion service.—
Caleb Hellerman,
CNN Money,
29 Mar. 2026
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There’s a difference between feeding the hungry and subsidizing someone’s sweet tooth.—
Editorial,
Boston Herald,
28 Mar. 2026
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“Underwrite.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underwrite. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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