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sponsors

NOUN

person who helps, promotes

Synonyms

STRONGEST

advocate backer benefactor patron promoter supporter underwriter

STRONG

angel godparent guarantor mainstay surety sustainer

WEAK

another adherent grubstaker

Antonyms

STRONGEST

antagonist enemy opponent opposer opposition

VERB

help, promote

Synonyms

STRONGEST

back bankroll finance fund guarantee subsidize

STRONG

grubstake patronize stake

WEAK

answer for be responsible for put up money vouch for

Antonyms

STRONGEST

take

WEAK

disapprove discourage hurt

Example Sentences

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Sponsors including PepsiCo, Diageo and Anheuser-Busch InBev said they’ve dropped their sponsorship of the event, which is scheduled for this summer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

Sponsors of the funds in most cases are enforcing their redemption caps, which were designed to prevent fire sales of illiquid assets at times like this.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

Sponsors and media partners invest billions on the assumption that the competition is real.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 18, 2026

Sponsors organized hair and makeup sessions in the Olympic villages, which went through an average of 365 kilograms of pasta and 10,000 eggs a day.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 22, 2026

Sponsors wanted me now, in the run up to the 2016 Olympics in Rio.

From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles