refinanced

verb

past tense of refinance
as in financed

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  1. financed
  2. funded
  3. sponsored
  4. endorsed
  5. aided
  6. capitalized
  7. advocated
  8. backed
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  • Major scandals involving Petrobras, the state oil company, and construction giants financed by the national development bank BNDES upended large deals that Brazil had secured across Latin America.
    — MATIAS SPEKTOR, Foreign Affairs, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The campus will be financed with a gift from the Miami financial executive and philanthropist — $3 billion.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of financed
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  • Startups that were founded within the past five years or funded within the past two years are able to apply, according to Anthropic.
    — Justina Lee, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Agravitas is funded by the Basque government, the regional government, the provincial council, and the Bilbao city council, as well as the BBK Banking Foundation.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of funded
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  • As well as Powerade, owned by the Coca-Cola Company, Fox’s in-game adverts have also been sponsored by Lenovo, another official FIFA sponsor.
    — Tom Burrows, New York Times, 17 June 2026
  • Albertsons has sponsored the event since its inception, and Chevron joined in 2021 as the presenting sponsor.
    — Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 24 Mar. 2026
Definition of sponsored
Verb
  • Moore has publicly endorsed the use of smelling salts by football players, singing their praises in a 2024 Wall Street Journal article about their popularity among UM players during the Jim Harbaugh era.
    — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Sponsored by Common Sense Media and endorsed by OpenAI, the bill is named after 16-year-old Adam Raine, whose parents sued OpenAI alleging ChatGPT encouraged his suicide.
    — Ella Chakarian, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of endorsed
Verb
  • In perhaps the most likely outcome, humans will continue to be responsible for many discoveries, often aided by AI along the way.
    — Jeffrey S. Flier, STAT, 5 Oct. 2026
  • The Horned Frogs were aided by BYU’s offensive line committing multiple penalties and having multiple low snaps to Bachmeier, but even without BYU’s mistakes, the Horned Frogs routinely disrupted BYU’s offensive rhythm.
    — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of aided
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  • Kaliakmanis threw a costly interception early in the third quarter and the Colts quickly capitalized.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Lake Forest junior Sam Florjancic and Libertyville senior Austin Scott capitalized with birdies on their final holes to create a three-man deadlock at the top of the leaderboard.
    — Harris Horowitz, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of capitalized
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  • Anthropic has advocated for AI regulation, and Amodei last month called for a global slowdown in AI development to address the tech’s risks.
    — Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026
  • After environmentalists advocated for protecting these unique creatures, the nuclear-weapons manufacturing on their site was halted.
    — Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of advocated
Verb
  • Now, more than two decades after listing on the Jasdaq Securities Exchange in 2004, Kadoya is set to go private through a tender offer backed by Japanese private equity firm Integral.
    — Jenny Lee, CNBC, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Yemeni government forces – backed by Saudi airstrikes and a blockade of Houthi areas – started fighting the Houthis more than a decade ago.
    — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2026
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