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subsidize

Meaning

To provide financial assistance to an organization or activity to help it continue to exist or operate.

Examples by difficulty

Basic: Simple, everyday vocabulary — the easiest to read.

The small community theater was struggling. To keep their doors open and the actors performing, the town council voted to subsidize their shows. This financial help would allow them to continue bringing art to everyone.

The small town's only working lighthouse was in danger of closing. To subsidize its operations, residents pooled their savings, fearing the ships would get lost without its guiding light in the treacherous fog.

The small, local puppet theater was struggling. Ticket sales were down, and they couldn't afford new strings for the marionettes. The town council decided to subsidize their operations, giving them enough money to keep the shows going and the children’s laughter filling the hall.

The town council decided to subsidize the local polka band's tuba polish budget. Without this help, their oompah-pah music might have gone silent, and where would we get our annual Polka-Palooza? It's crucial to subsidize these vital cultural endeavors, or else we'd all be stuck listening to banjos.

The mayor decided to subsidize the local competitive snail racing league. He felt the fluffy, shimmering shells and dramatic slime trails deserved more than just pocket change. He figured funding their tiny velvet racing bibs would help the sport survive, ensuring a dazzling, if slow, future for all.

Normal: Standard, everyday language.

The struggling community theater was on the brink of closing. To keep their beloved stage alive and the actors employed, local businesses agreed to generously subsidize their operations, ensuring the curtain could rise for another season.

The small community theater, facing closure after a devastating flood destroyed their props, desperately sought aid. A local foundation stepped in, agreeing to subsidize their rebuilding efforts. This financial assistance meant their actors wouldn't be out of work and the town would keep its beloved stage alive.

The community council decided to subsidize the local puppet theater. Families could no longer afford the tickets, and the shows were the only joy for many kids. Without help, the whole operation would have to shut down, leaving a void.

The city council debated whether to subsidize the local llama grooming salon. Apparently, the fluff factor was critical to keeping the business afloat, and the mayor felt the town needed more professionally coiffed camelids.

The local government decided to subsidize the competitive synchronized napping league. Apparently, the sheer effort involved in maintaining peak REM cycles and perfectly coordinated snoring required significant financial assistance to continue operating. Critics argued it was a waste of taxpayer dollars, but the nappers insisted their profound slumber was vital for national well-being.

Advanced: Richer vocabulary that stretches an upper-level reader.

The small community theater was struggling, its doors on the brink of closing forever. Then, a local philanthropist decided to subsidize their operations, providing the crucial financial assistance needed to keep the stage lights on and the actors performing for the town.

The community fought to subsidize the last functioning independent telescope observatory. Without the crucial financial backing, the passionate astronomers would lose their vital research hub, dimming the local pursuit of celestial wonders forever.

The artisan cheese cooperative was on the brink of closing. Their unique, pungent Gruyère, a family tradition for generations, wouldn't sell enough to cover expenses. A local food initiative decided to subsidize their operation, providing crucial funds to keep the doors open and the aging vats bubbling.

The city council decided to subsidize the competitive synchronized squirrel-feeding league, hoping to alleviate the shame of their current abysmal attendance figures. Apparently, paying for premium nuts and tiny, sequined leotards was the only way to keep this noble athletic pursuit from becoming extinct.

The local guild of competitive thumb-twiddlers desperately needed to subsidize their artisanal lint-collection endeavors. Without government funds to purchase premium felt and microscopic tweezers, their award-winning fluff sculptures would surely crumble, leaving the nation bereft of aesthetically pleasing dust bunnies.

Challenging: Rare, high-register vocabulary for serious word lovers.

The community center, a vital haven for underprivileged youth, faced imminent closure. A benevolent foundation, recognizing its profound societal import, stepped in to generously subsidize its operations, ensuring the children would continue to have a safe space and access to enriching programs.

The local artisan guild, facing dwindling patronage, pleaded with the council. Without assistance to subsidize their workshops, the delicate craft of bioluminescent silk weaving would undoubtedly perish. Their desperate appeal highlighted the precarious state of this unique cultural heritage.

The community desperately tried to subsidize the struggling artisanal pickle fermentery; its impending closure would mean the loss of a cherished local institution and the livelihoods of its dedicated, meticulous workers.

The beleaguered artisanal pickle emporium, facing an existential crisis due to plummeting gherkin demand, desperately sought funds. Fortunately, a philanthropic gourmand, possessed of a decidedly idiosyncratic palate and a vast, almost ostentatious fortune, decided to subsidize their brine-soaked endeavors, ensuring the continued, if peculiar, existence of their dill-infused empire.

The beleaguered municipal badger sanctuary, perpetually on the precipice of insolvency due to exorbitant truffle acquisition costs, desperately sought intervention. Local philanthropists, recognizing the existential peril faced by their beloved Mustelidae, vowed to generously subsidize the operation, ensuring the continuation of their nightly burrowing and indignant snuffling.

Difficulty

Normal — Everyday words worth reinforcing.

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