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noun

ˈspän(t)-sər How to pronounce sponsor (audio)
Definition of sponsornext
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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verb

as in to fund

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Recent Examples of sponsor
Noun
The no-confidence resolution has secured support from 40 of the faculty senate's 75 voting members, according to the resolution's sponsor, professor Paul Ortiz. — Anders Hagstrom, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2026 As a proud sponsor of Musicians on Musicians, Lexus joins Rolling Stone in celebrating the conversations and connections that move music and culture forward across content and live moments. — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 6 Oct. 2026
Verb
That day led a Clay County state representative to sponsor a law named for Ott — Mason’s Law — to protect other Missouri drivers with disabilities, and to ensure law enforcement officers are better prepared. — Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 14 Sep. 2026 On Thursday, the digital media company lost its three-year partnership with Callaway Golf, while the PGA Tour said Good Good would no longer sponsor one of the association's tournaments in November. — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for sponsor
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sponsor
  1. patron
  2. fund
  3. supporter
  4. finance
  5. benefactor
  6. underwrite
  7. set up
  8. patronize
Noun
  • Whether these portraits represent past patrons, whose stories once unspooled over these same steaming cups, Kim declines to comment.
    — James Marsh, Variety, 6 Oct. 2026
  • One of the most romantic venues is Naam 1608, set in a traditional wood house on the river where patrons sitting along the bar can almost touch their toes in the water.
    — Tony Perrottet, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of patron
Verb
  • Amount of recent grant to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation to fund the largest global research initiative into the rise of breast cancer rates in young women.
    — Jenny B. Fine, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Failing to hold the elections could strain the Palestinian Authority’s relations with donor countries that help fund it.
    — Abby Sewell, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of fund
Noun
  • Instead, Khamenei’s death brought out the Islamic Republic’s ardent supporters.
    — Narges Bajoghli, Foreign Affairs, 9 Oct. 2026
  • But in an email to IndieWire on October 6, CAC co-director Kelsie Greene — who was promoted into the job alongside Skolnick at the beginning of the summer — took issue with how Skolnick and his supporters were representing why he was fired.
    — Adam B. Vary, IndieWire, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of supporter
Verb
  • The roughly 1 percentage point increase in the rate since then translates roughly into an additional $276-a-month cost for a borrower financing a $400,000 home loan at the current average rate.
    — Michelle Chapman, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Broadcom — The semiconductor maker’s stock rose more than 3% after Reuters reported Broadcom has agreed to lend Anthropic up to $42 billion to finance infrastructure purchases .
    — Scott Schnipper, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of finance
Noun
  • Harvard and its peer institutions won’t suddenly stop caring about their largest benefactors.
    — Jayson Weingarten, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Now, RadarOnline has confirmed that some of the celebration was paid by a Russian benefactor, oligarch Umar Kremlev, a close ally of Vladimir Putin.
    — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of benefactor
Verb
  • Instead, the authors argue public money could have more leverage by underwriting risks that commercial markets currently will not.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Anthropic, a powerhouse AI company that could be valued at $2 trillion, is expected to go public this year, creating another major opportunity for Wall Street banks to haul in fees from underwriting and trading activity.
    — John Towfighi, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of underwrite
Verb
  • That set up a field goal drive and a fleeting 3-0 lead by the visitors.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026
  • The Texans were facing third-and-14 when a hook-and-ladder play with a 2-yard catch by Dalton Schultz and a 19-yard run by David Montgomery set up that score.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of set up
Verb
  • Paying ample taxes in the process and contributing to our city’s hubbub and patronizing our business community?
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Two years ago, Houston averaged 35,002 fans during a season in which 2,835,234 people patronized Daikin Park.
    — Chandler Rome, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of patronize

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