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
Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 17 May 2025
Since the senior leadership team is ideally the executive sponsor for AI initiatives, this continuous learning process will help with better assessment and speed up decision making to scale use cases.
—Balmukund Shukla, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
Devan Patel, Mercury News, 19 May 2025
The bill, sponsored by Sens. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., received overwhelming bipartisan support in Congress, passing the House in April by a 409-2 vote and clearing the Senate by unanimous consent.
—Darlene Superville, Chicago Tribune, 19 May 2025
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Noun
While photographs of Duff and Smyth dominate the invitation to Tuesday’s event, there’s another legislator included as a sponsor, state Representative Lucy Dathan, a New Canaan Democrat whose House district includes part of Norwalk.
—Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 17 May 2025
Since the senior leadership team is ideally the executive sponsor for AI initiatives, this continuous learning process will help with better assessment and speed up decision making to scale use cases.
—Balmukund Shukla, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
Verb
For example, Mahan had sponsored a bill, which was later gutted, that called for large counties to cover at least half of their cities’ shelter and interim housing operating costs.
—Devan Patel, Mercury News, 19 May 2025
The bill, sponsored by Sens. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., received overwhelming bipartisan support in Congress, passing the House in April by a 409-2 vote and clearing the Senate by unanimous consent.
—Darlene Superville, Chicago Tribune, 19 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sponsor
Noun
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Preakness patrons lean into monochromatic pastel tones with bold silhouettes.—
Sam Cohn,
Baltimore Sun,
17 May 2025
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These 36 names were selected across nine award categories and recognized through categories that include emerging, established and iconic creators of art, and broader art industry categories include curators, museums and institutions, patrons and media.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
15 May 2025
Verb
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The library will be privately funded and maintained, similar to other presidential libraries in the U.S. Presidential Library System.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
26 May 2025
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In 2023, the country funded 29% of the world’s R&D, according to the American Assn.—
Christina Larson,
Los Angeles Times,
25 May 2025
Noun
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The site, frequented by far-right supporters of the president, has been used to spread conspiracy theories.—
Neil Vigdor,
New York Times,
28 May 2025
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The special session, which will begin June 2, will prove challenging for Kehoe and other supporters of a proposal to allow state officials to negotiate public aid packages for new or upgraded stadiums for the two teams that could be worth up to 50% of the project costs.—
Jonathan Shorman,
Kansas City Star,
27 May 2025
Verb
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Social Security is financed by a payroll tax paid by employers and employees.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
25 May 2025
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More subsidies, more help with financing homes and increased incentives to make housing more affordable are needed.—
Michael Smolens,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 May 2025
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In the new movie, Fountain of Youth, which hits Apple TV+ on May 23, Krasinski stars as treasure hunter Luke Purdue, who is hunting for the fabled fountain of youth at the behest of his wealthy benefactor, Owen Carver (Domhnall Gleeson).—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
13 May 2025
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But one of her benefactors, U.S. Rep. Frederica Wilson, D-Miami, praised her work as a trial attorney and her dedication to the community and legal profession.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
8 May 2025
Verb
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The explosive expansion of higher education that began after the Second World War was underwritten by federal dollars.—
Jelani Cobb,
New Yorker,
25 May 2025
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The ethics commission says that raises transparency issues that can undermine the public’s trust in government and that other funding mechanisms should be used to pay for business trip not underwritten by taxpayers.—
Mike Hendricks,
Kansas City Star,
24 May 2025
Verb
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Expert buyers will set up notifications to be notified when new pieces from a favourite designer or style are added.—
Benjamin Voyer,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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Officers set up a perimeter and deployed a drone to provide aerial surveillance.—
Harry Harris,
Mercury News,
23 May 2025
Verb
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When purchasing necessities, if possible, the Latino Freeze Movement says that Latino consumers should not patronize businesses that have discarded their diversity, equity, and inclusion programs.—
Noreen Sugrue,
Forbes.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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At trial, Nelson was convicted of four of the five remaining military counts, including going absent without authority, patronizing prostitutes, and two specifications of conduct unbecoming an officer.—
Laura Bauer,
Kansas City Star,
1 Apr. 2025
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“Sponsor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sponsor. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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