defund

verb

Definition of defundnext
as in to disendow

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Recent Examples of defund Still, 103 of his 212 member coalition voted to defund Israel, revealing the true breadth of this new coalition. — Literary Hub, 20 July 2026 Continue reading … ON THE RECORD — Michigan Senate hopeful Abdul El-Sayed fires back at CNN choosing to 'fixate' on 'defund the police' comments. — FOXNews.com, 13 July 2026 Amendment 3 would accelerate privatization efforts and defund key government services funded by property taxes. — Oliver Adams Larkin, Sun Sentinel, 10 July 2026 As a candidate, Hong has not backed away from her calls to defund and abolish the police. — Scott Bauer, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for defund
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  1. receive
  2. subsist
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  • Tiafoe used the time break before the third set to stretch and receive massage treatment on his upper left leg and lower back.
    — Jeff Wallner, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Local media reported that the executions took place in the notorious Qarnada military prison in the northeastern town of Shahat, and that their families were notified to receive their bodies from a hospital in the city of Benghazi.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026
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  • Prior to their local extinction in the 1920s, gray wolves in California subsisted mostly on mule deer and elk, state biologists say.
    — Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 8 July 2026
  • Human existence senses that something impedes it from subsisting.
    — Merve Emre, New Yorker, 28 June 2026
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“Defund.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/defund. Accessed 27 Aug. 2026.

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