as in to fund
to provide money for
a university willing to underwrite an archaeological expedition
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Recent Examples of underwrite
Sesame Street is underwritten in part by Beaches Resorts and Google.
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Jem Aswad, Variety, 9 Jan. 2025
The federal government underwrites many of the childcare benefits that Florida families receive.
—Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2025
The company is the official insurance provider of the American Kennel Club and policies are underwritten by Independence American Insurance Company.
—Liz Knueven, CNBC, 30 Dec. 2024
First the Reagan and then George H.W. Bush administrations underwrote a massive, unprecedented campaign of drug seizures, disruption and prosecution.
—T.j. English, People.com, 30 Nov. 2024
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Jem Aswad, Variety, 9 Jan. 2025
The federal government underwrites many of the childcare benefits that Florida families receive.
—Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2025
The company is the official insurance provider of the American Kennel Club and policies are underwritten by Independence American Insurance Company.
—Liz Knueven, CNBC, 30 Dec. 2024
First the Reagan and then George H.W. Bush administrations underwrote a massive, unprecedented campaign of drug seizures, disruption and prosecution.
—T.j. English, People.com, 30 Nov. 2024
See All Example Sentences for underwrite
Recent Examples of Synonyms for underwrite
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Athena also was funded in large part by NASA's CLPS program, which agreed to pay the company $62.5 million to carry a sophisticated drill and mass spectrometer to the moon.—
William Harwood,
CBS News,
1 Mar. 2025
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Vance said Zelensky didn't show enough thanks to the U.S. for funding Ukraine's defense — or to Trump for trying to bring peace.—
Alex Isenstadt,
Axios,
1 Mar. 2025
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Convergence Entertainment will produce and fully finance Wall of White, a narrative adaptation of the documentary by Jared Drake and Steven Sig.—
Mike Fleming Jr,
Deadline,
4 Mar. 2025
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The charges also alleged Inzunza financed and ran the cartel’s security arm, known as Los Chimales.—
Jason Meisner,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Feb. 2025
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Why do politicians who claim to champion working families end up subsidizing the wealthy?—
Aldo Flores-Quiroga,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
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The news is a blow to Intel and overall efforts to boost US chip manufacturing, which has included subsidizing the company’s factories across the US.—
Michael Kan,
PCMAG,
28 Feb. 2025
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“Underwrite.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underwrite. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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