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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Supplanted by the Interstate Highway System, it was officially decommissioned in 1985.
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David Allan, CNN Money, 3 Mar. 2026
The Superior Court discovered the missing reports in June 2025 while implementing a new case management system and decommissioning its old one.
—Jason Henry, Daily News, 1 Mar. 2026
One day earlier, the Navy will decommission the USS Germantown, a 40-year-old Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship that transports and delivers Marines to various parts of the world, notably war zones.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Feb. 2026
If a data center is decommissioned and the building is set to become something else, the data center’s owner would be required to remove all obsolete equipment like chillers and generators from the site.
—R. Christian Smith, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2026
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David Allan, CNN Money, 3 Mar. 2026
The Superior Court discovered the missing reports in June 2025 while implementing a new case management system and decommissioning its old one.
—Jason Henry, Daily News, 1 Mar. 2026
One day earlier, the Navy will decommission the USS Germantown, a 40-year-old Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship that transports and delivers Marines to various parts of the world, notably war zones.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Feb. 2026
If a data center is decommissioned and the building is set to become something else, the data center’s owner would be required to remove all obsolete equipment like chillers and generators from the site.
—R. Christian Smith, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2026
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 13 Mar. 2026.
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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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