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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Landing Zone 2, located adjacent to Landing Zone 1, will also be decommissioned and handed back over to the Space Force once SpaceX activates the new landing sites.
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Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 8 Aug. 2025
The nuclear plant was decommissioned in 1989 and later converted to natural gas.
—Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 6 Aug. 2025
There had been a USS Miller, a destroyer escort, but it was decommissioned in 1991.
—Frank Witsil, Freep.com, 4 Aug. 2025
The federal prison camp opened in 1983, making use of structures left empty shortly after the local U.S. Air Force Base was decommissioned.
—Jimmy Lovrien, Twin Cities, 15 July 2025
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Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 8 Aug. 2025
The nuclear plant was decommissioned in 1989 and later converted to natural gas.
—Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 6 Aug. 2025
There had been a USS Miller, a destroyer escort, but it was decommissioned in 1991.
—Frank Witsil, Freep.com, 4 Aug. 2025
The federal prison camp opened in 1983, making use of structures left empty shortly after the local U.S. Air Force Base was decommissioned.
—Jimmy Lovrien, Twin Cities, 15 July 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 20 Aug. 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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