defer
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Verb
- Hold back to a later time
- Yield to another's wish or opinion
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Definitions: 2
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📰 This Word in the News:
Coalition Urges BLM to Defer April 2026 Oil & Gas Lease Parcels Near Theodore Roosevelt National Park’s Wilderness
Dec 19, 2025 The Coalition To Protect America's National Parks
Dec 19, 2025 The Coalition To Protect America's National Parks
COMMENTARY: Senate votes to defer pay during future shutdowns
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May 21, 2026 Jefferson City News Tribune
Report questions why LAPD mental health specialists must defer to armed officers
Oct 29, 2025 Los Angeles Times
Oct 29, 2025 Los Angeles Times