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Recent Examples of defund
So, why defund the FIC and the NIH?
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Madhukar Pai, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Congressional Republicans collaborated to defund the Corporation for Public Broadcasting in order to silence PBS and NPR.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 5 Aug. 2025
The Trump administration, as a part of a larger effort to defund education federally, has proposed to cut TRIO services starting in fiscal year 2026.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 5 Aug. 2025
The shuttering is a political victory for Trump, who tried several different methods to defund public broadcasting this year.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 1 Aug. 2025
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Madhukar Pai, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Congressional Republicans collaborated to defund the Corporation for Public Broadcasting in order to silence PBS and NPR.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 5 Aug. 2025
The Trump administration, as a part of a larger effort to defund education federally, has proposed to cut TRIO services starting in fiscal year 2026.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 5 Aug. 2025
The shuttering is a political victory for Trump, who tried several different methods to defund public broadcasting this year.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 1 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for defund
Verb
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Classic heart disease risk factors such as smoking and high cholesterol receive the most attention.—
Sarah Garone,
Health,
9 Sep. 2025
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On top of that, the Wawa Foundation also sends care packages to troops, and the employees can receive tuition assistance.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
9 Sep. 2025
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In fact, many traditional northern hunter–gatherers such as the Inuit subsisted mostly on animal foods.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
28 July 2025
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From here on out, Cam is pretty much tripping balls every day for the rest of his life, subsisting for the first few weeks on a bulk purchase from Lump.—
Ben Rosenstock,
Vulture,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Defund.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/defund. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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