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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Recent Examples of sponsor
Amber Dance, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Mar. 2025
And so last year, following the elections, Powers started again, re-introducing the three bills, with 20 or so sponsors on each (remember 26 is an absolute majority in the 51).
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 6 Mar. 2025
Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 25 Feb. 2025
It’s sponsored by a trio of prominent Republican state senators, and legislative leaders on Monday offered optimism about its chances.
—Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 25 Feb. 2025
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Noun
The first two transplants at the University of Maryland cost about $1.5 million each, Mohiuddin says; one was covered by the university and the other by the study sponsor, United Therapeutics.
—Amber Dance, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Mar. 2025
And so last year, following the elections, Powers started again, re-introducing the three bills, with 20 or so sponsors on each (remember 26 is an absolute majority in the 51).
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 6 Mar. 2025
Verb
In the 2010s, pop star Taylor Swift signed a deal to sponsor Diet Coke.
—Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 25 Feb. 2025
It’s sponsored by a trio of prominent Republican state senators, and legislative leaders on Monday offered optimism about its chances.
—Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 25 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sponsor
Noun
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Among them: Did Wood continue to fire his weapon after shooting Castellanos, striking one of the bar patrons?—
Charles Rabin and,
Miami Herald,
6 Mar. 2025
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But according to countless home bakers and thousands of patrons of the Barefoot Contessa store in the Hamptons, the search can stop at Ina Garten’s Outrageous Brownies.—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 Mar. 2025
Verb
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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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The program is jointly funded by states and the federal government through a federal matching program.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
1 Mar. 2025
Noun
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On Wednesday, Lyle Menendez reacted to the news to his supporters and family in a Facebook post.—
Kevin Dolak,
The Hollywood Reporter,
4 Mar. 2025
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Mobutu’s long-standing Western supporters were tired of his corruption and brutality.—
Michela Wrong,
Foreign Affairs,
3 Mar. 2025
Verb
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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
Noun
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But after signing his present and future lives away, this holy fool is at the mercy of his benefactors.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
6 Mar. 2025
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In her review of The Brutalist, Los Angeles Times critic Amy Nicholson cleverly pointed out how Michelangelo ran up against his benefactors in much the same way as the film's László.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
5 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Yet Article 5 is underwritten by the United States—and the United States is far away.—
Michael Kimmage,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Feb. 2025
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Then there’s the question of the United States, which for decades has underwritten Germany’s military security by positioning American troops on German soil as a warning first to the Soviet Union and now Russia.—
Alexander Smith,
NBC News,
22 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The pair set up Fictionhouse in 2020 with a remit to work up projects across film, stage and TV.—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
28 Feb. 2025
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To cover the costs, Schwarz has set up a GoFundMe page with the goal of raising $100,000, and as of Friday has raised more than $90,000.—
Anne Marie Lee,
CBS News,
28 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Spectacle is one way to get people to show up in person and perhaps patronize other businesses too.—
Roger Vincent,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Feb. 2025
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There’s something inescapably patronizing when parents make this argument.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
The New Yorker,
24 Feb. 2025
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“Sponsor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sponsor. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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