DEFUNDING Synonyms: 17 Similar and Opposite Words

defunding

verb

present participle of defund

as in receiving

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The Obama administration considered scheduling kratom products in 2016, but decided against it after receiving pushback and considering similar concerns while the country’s overdose crisis worsened, LaBelle said.

— Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 30 Sep. 2026
Santa Ana police tried to track down a tropical, extremely venomous viper after receiving an image of the snake on a tree above a shed Monday.

— Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026

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