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Recent Examples of defund
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey received pushback Monday over a social media post remembering George Floyd, whose Memorial Day death six years ago triggered nationwide protests and riots, as well as calls to defund law enforcement agencies.
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Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 26 May 2026
At the same time, the British government makes the decision to cancel the Legends program and defund all existing and future plans.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 12 May 2026
But House Republicans rejected that plan, arguing that the bill would be caving to Democratic demands to defund the president's immigration agenda.
—Stefan Becket, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
Such cuts would defund Florida Forever, severely limiting the state’s ability to protect priority conservation lands and undermining administrative and staffing capacity.
—Susan Carr, Sun Sentinel, 26 Apr. 2026
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Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 26 May 2026
At the same time, the British government makes the decision to cancel the Legends program and defund all existing and future plans.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 12 May 2026
But House Republicans rejected that plan, arguing that the bill would be caving to Democratic demands to defund the president's immigration agenda.
—Stefan Becket, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
Such cuts would defund Florida Forever, severely limiting the state’s ability to protect priority conservation lands and undermining administrative and staffing capacity.
—Susan Carr, Sun Sentinel, 26 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for defund
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The first was of former Angels pitcher Cam Bedrosian, who acknowledged receiving pills from both Kay and Tyler Skaggs.—
Sam Blum,
New York Times,
9 Dec. 2025
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Mesa County Valley School District 51 also confirmed in a press release that several students and wrestling staff were in the hospital receiving treatment.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
PEOPLE,
8 Dec. 2025
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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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Some scientists suggest that humans, in fact, made evolutionary leaps as scavengers subsisting off of cats’ felled prey, picking the bones clean.—
Rebecca van Laer
September 30,
Literary Hub,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Defund.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/defund. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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