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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
Local News International offers memberships and sells ads (Harry’s, the direct-to-consumer shaving-products company, is a sponsor). — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 27 Oct. 2026 Kaiser Permanente and The Estate & Asset Protection Law Firm were also program sponsors. — Kiersten Willis, AJC.com, 27 Oct. 2026
Verb
Companies can sponsor research at CMU Miami and bring their hardest technical problems to its labs. — Michael Simas, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026 Under Armour continues to sponsor Toronto Tempo and Unrivaled guard Marina Mabrey. — Sara Germano, Sportico.com, 23 Sep. 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
  • No one’s taking away your phone at the MCA, though some entertainment venues and artists have experimented with requiring patrons to leave their devices at the door.
    — Lauren Warnecke, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Each laureate will receive 15 million yen ($95,160), a testimonial letter, and a medal, which will be presented by Prince Hitachi, honorary patron of the Japan Art Association.
    — Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of patron
Verb
  • Ford Motor Company has its own charitable arm, Ford Philanthropy, which is funded by the company’s earnings.
    — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
  • On Jathar’s first visit, those organizational talking points included advocating for funding smart grids, authorizing Department of Energy research, and investing in STEM education.
    — Lucas Laursen, IEEE Spectrum, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of fund
Noun
  • Continue reading … DIRTY POLITICS — Antifa supporter charged with stealing GOP campaign signs in NY race to replace Stefanik.
    — , FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Ahead of Frost’s Monday sentencing after his guilty plea to wire fraud, a flood of family members and supporters submitted about 80 letters to the court in a bid for leniency.
    — Kelly Yamanouchi, AJC.com, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of supporter
Verb
  • But a dollar paid in tax cannot also finance an engineer’s salary or a new production line.
    — Rick Lazio, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
  • The filing shed more light on Meta's plan to create a new class of non-voting stock, Class C, in January to help finance investments and acquisitions without diluting CEO Mark Zuckerberg's voting control.
    — Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of finance
Noun
  • The Kennedy Center has long been home to hundreds of unique works of art and antiquities, including sculptures and tapestries, donated or loaned by individual benefactors and other countries, CNN notes.
    — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Miami was the benefactor of a second consecutive crazy week of college football.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of benefactor
Verb
  • Same total funding, allocated differently, which is what turns a subsidy into a revenue line an investor can underwrite.
    — Erik Lagerblad, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The incredibly generous support from the Hearthland Foundation will underwrite our directors lab returning to the Sundance Mountain Resort and provide vital artist granting, which is profoundly meaningful.
    — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of underwrite
Verb
  • Singhasari will introduce the venture to Indonesian creators, studios, investors, distributors and creative-economy institutions, and help set up local partnerships and routes to market.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 25 Oct. 2026
  • What followed was an 11-play drive that set up a fourth-down play on the goal line.
    — Matt Reigle OutKick, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of set up
Verb
  • This approach also worked for babies, who need not be patronized, Addyman added.
    — Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026
  • 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
Definition of patronize

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