decommission
verb
de·com·mis·sion
ˌdē-kə-ˈmi-shən 
decommissioned; decommissioning; decommissions
: to remove (something, such as a ship or a nuclear power plant) from service
Examples of decommission in a Sentence
Several military bases are scheduled to be decommissioned.
The government is decommissioning the nuclear power plant.
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Meanwhile, certain facilities like old fossil-fuel powered plants have been decommissioned and new energy capacity to replace it has been relatively slow to come online, said BPC's Hill.
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Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 21 June 2025
It has been reported that U.S. nuclear reactors that were decommissioned some time ago can be recommissioned, but at a heavy cost of around $1 billion per unit.
—Ian Dexter Palmer, Forbes.com, 21 June 2025
The outdoor pods will be decommissioned and removed by the end of 2026-27 school year, according to district documents.
—Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2025
Musk also backtracked from his threat to begin decommissioning the Dragon spacecraft, currently the only way for the US government to send people to the International Space Station.
—ArsTechnica, 13 June 2025
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Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 21 June 2025
It has been reported that U.S. nuclear reactors that were decommissioned some time ago can be recommissioned, but at a heavy cost of around $1 billion per unit.
—Ian Dexter Palmer, Forbes.com, 21 June 2025
The outdoor pods will be decommissioned and removed by the end of 2026-27 school year, according to district documents.
—Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2025
Musk also backtracked from his threat to begin decommissioning the Dragon spacecraft, currently the only way for the US government to send people to the International Space Station.
—ArsTechnica, 13 June 2025
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“Decommission.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/decommission. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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decommission
verb
de·com·mis·sion
ˌdē-kə-ˈmish-ən
: to remove (as a ship) from use or service
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