as in to fund
to provide money for
a university willing to underwrite an archaeological expedition
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Recent Examples of underwrite
The intrigue: One advantage Affirm expects to have in the U.K. is its ability to underwrite longer-term installment loans, which incumbents don't offer today.
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Ryan Lawler, Axios, 20 Feb. 2025
Chicago cannot afford to repeat the financial mistakes of the past, and taxpayers should not be expected to underwrite another gamble by City Hall.
—George Cardenas, Chicago Tribune, 18 Feb. 2025
But after two decades of fruitless wars that drained American resources and destabilized vital regions, political leadership requires prioritizing core national interests, not endlessly underwriting the security of dependents.
—Reid Smith, Foreign Affairs, 3 Feb. 2025
These reforms coincided with growing complexities that underwrote everyday life in the U.S., particularly as innovations in mass production and long-distance communications meant that producers and consumers never directly met.
—Yong Kwon / Made By History, TIME, 7 Mar. 2025
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Ryan Lawler, Axios, 20 Feb. 2025
Chicago cannot afford to repeat the financial mistakes of the past, and taxpayers should not be expected to underwrite another gamble by City Hall.
—George Cardenas, Chicago Tribune, 18 Feb. 2025
But after two decades of fruitless wars that drained American resources and destabilized vital regions, political leadership requires prioritizing core national interests, not endlessly underwriting the security of dependents.
—Reid Smith, Foreign Affairs, 3 Feb. 2025
These reforms coincided with growing complexities that underwrote everyday life in the U.S., particularly as innovations in mass production and long-distance communications meant that producers and consumers never directly met.
—Yong Kwon / Made By History, TIME, 7 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for underwrite
Verb
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Everyday expenses like upgrading a phone, going on vacation, or buying luxury items should not be funded through your emergency savings.—
True Tamplin,
Forbes.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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North Carolina currently funds teacher positions in grades 10 through 12 at a ratio of one teacher per 29 students.—
Rebecca Noel,
Charlotte Observer,
26 Mar. 2025
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Black Bear financed the latest shoot-’em-up, which is expected to do between $10M-$12M this weekend.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
28 Mar. 2025
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The Little River project will be financed by a combination of private investment, which Swerdlow said has already been secured, and the sale of federal tax credits designed to support affordable housing development.—
Andres Viglucci,
Miami Herald,
28 Mar. 2025
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These voucher programs give money to parents to subsidize their child’s tuition at private schools.—
Clara-Sophia Daly,
Miami Herald,
21 Mar. 2025
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Why should the taxpayers subsidize the learning of agglutinative grammars by an aimless young woman who became an administrator and then left the nine-to-five workforce to become a novelist?—
Lydia Kiesling,
TIME,
20 Mar. 2025
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“Underwrite.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underwrite. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.
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