Thesaurus results for STATE AID

state aid

noun

Definition of state aid

as in foreign aid

Related Words

Relevance

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Recent Examples of state aid In 2023, as county executive, Crowley helped spearhead a bipartisan deal in the Legislature that sent more state aid to Milwaukee and local communities. — ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026 Win for America is also spending heavily on races in Pennsylvania, where there was a push to raise taxes on the online sports betting industry to boost state aid for public transportation, election records show. — Dawn Kopecki, USA Today, 28 July 2026 The latest chapter in the saga, a legal and political dispute over state aid to the California’s refineries, could affect Newsom’s presidential ambitions. — Dan Walters, Mercury News, 15 July 2026 Videberg Kraft was the first to apply for state aid in December. — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 16 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for state aid

Recent Examples of Synonyms for state aid

Noun

Musk’s officials infiltrated department after department, canceling contracts, firing employees, viewing sensitive data, and kneecapping programs related to diversity, equity, and inclusion, as well as foreign aid.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Aug. 2026
Groups like Poy’s that rely on foreign aid are struggling as donors shift funding for humanitarian demining toward active conflicts in Ukraine, Gaza and Sudan, and to more recent wars, like in Syria and Afghanistan.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of foreign aid

Noun

Among the things the neighborhood would stand to benefit from, De La Torre said, are financial and legal support for street vendors who keep the commerce district alive, drug treatment programs, and housing assistance.

— Marissa J. Lang, NPR, 28 Aug. 2026
The assistance, which helps pay for basic needs such as housing and food, would nearly double under a new policy.

— Ted Hesson, Washington Post, 28 Aug. 2026