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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The plan does provide the opportunity for remaining Hamas members to decommission their arms and receive amnesty.
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Callum Sutherland, Time, 9 Oct. 2025
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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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Callum Sutherland, Time, 9 Oct. 2025
After the patient leaves, the hospital’s doors are locked, and All Saints is officially decommissioned.
—Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
What To Know The AAV—introduced in 1972 for ship-to-shore troop deployments—was officially decommissioned at the Assault Amphibian School, Camp Pendleton, California, on September 26, according to the Marine Corps Training and Education Command.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
Since then, a smaller number of workers have chipped away at decommissioning the plant — a decades-long process of cleaning up nuclear waste.
—Miranda Dunlap, jsonline.com, 6 Oct. 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 22 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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