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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Since then, a smaller number of workers have chipped away at decommissioning the plant — a decades-long process of cleaning up nuclear waste.
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Miranda Dunlap, jsonline.com, 6 Oct. 2025
The Israelis will want to decommission that.
—ABC News, 5 Oct. 2025
Earlier, Holtec revealed that to decommission a nuclear power plant, the licensee must submit A Post‐Shutdown Decommissioning Activities Report (PSDAR) to the NRC.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2025
The plan appears to cross several of Hamas’ previously declared red lines, including decommissioning the group’s weapons and barring it from taking part in the future governance of Gaza.
—Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
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Miranda Dunlap, jsonline.com, 6 Oct. 2025
The Israelis will want to decommission that.
—ABC News, 5 Oct. 2025
Earlier, Holtec revealed that to decommission a nuclear power plant, the licensee must submit A Post‐Shutdown Decommissioning Activities Report (PSDAR) to the NRC.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2025
The plan appears to cross several of Hamas’ previously declared red lines, including decommissioning the group’s weapons and barring it from taking part in the future governance of Gaza.
—Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for decommission
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“Decommission.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/decommission. Accessed 7 Oct. 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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