defund

verb

Definition of defundnext
as in to disendow

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Recent Examples of defund In January, the University of Arkansas School of Law reversed the hiring of a new dean who had signalled support for transgender students after Republican state legislators threatened to defund the school. — Benjamin Wofford, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026 Lawmakers threatened to defund the state archive in response. — Charlotte Observer, 19 Sep. 2026 Smiley has tried to draw stark contrast from his opponent, alleging Morales wants to defund the police. — Sophia Vlahakis, CBS News, 9 Sep. 2026 But in practice, Washington is preparing to defund the humanities and liberal arts at the exact moment the people building artificial intelligence are telling us those fields matter more than ever. — Dr. Alan Kadish, New York Daily News, 9 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for defund
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  1. receive
  2. subsist
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  • Jo also inherited hundreds of letters that Vincent wrote and received, most exchanged with Theo.
    — Joan Martelli, Time, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Pitt State and Boschee Ball Former KU guard Jeff Boschee, the fifth-year head coach at Pitt State, received a loud ovation during player and coach introductions.
    — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 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 20 Oct. 2026.

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