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Recent Examples of defund
The amendment aimed to defund the United States African Development Foundation, citing allegations of corruption against one of its leaders.
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CBS News, 31 Jan. 2026
Democratic calls in Congress to abolish ICE, force federal agents to withdraw from Minnesota, or defund the agency have risen ahead of that deadline, making a partial government shutdown increasingly likely.
—Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 27 Jan. 2026
The federal government has embarked on a concerted, and largely successful, effort to undermine, discredit, and defund serious scientific research at any opportunity.
—Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 22 Jan. 2026
Demands to defund or abolish ICE have until recently been considered fringe to the Democratic Party’s mainstream, but now, some in Congress are considering a fight over ICE funding that could trigger a government shutdown.
—Shira Li Bartov, Sun Sentinel, 20 Jan. 2026
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CBS News, 31 Jan. 2026
Democratic calls in Congress to abolish ICE, force federal agents to withdraw from Minnesota, or defund the agency have risen ahead of that deadline, making a partial government shutdown increasingly likely.
—Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 27 Jan. 2026
The federal government has embarked on a concerted, and largely successful, effort to undermine, discredit, and defund serious scientific research at any opportunity.
—Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 22 Jan. 2026
Demands to defund or abolish ICE have until recently been considered fringe to the Democratic Party’s mainstream, but now, some in Congress are considering a fight over ICE funding that could trigger a government shutdown.
—Shira Li Bartov, Sun Sentinel, 20 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for defund
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Sign up here to receive an email right as the chat is about to start.—
Carolyn Hax,
Washington Post,
27 Mar. 2026
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Her bank records, which are in the files, showed that Noel received thousands of dollars in cash and Zelle payments in the months before Epstein died.—
Julie K. Brown,
Miami Herald,
8 Mar. 2026
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While tough shot-making is fun, prospects who subsist too heavily on that diet have a much higher failure rate as pros, where those shots go from hard to harder.—
John Hollinger,
New York Times,
14 Jan. 2026
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Until the money arrived, Haley had been trying to subsist largely on black coffee.—
Aria Bendix,
NBC news,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Defund.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/defund. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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