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 Navy has not had a frigate in its fleet since the USS Simpson was decommissioned in 2015.
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Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 26 Nov. 2025
Earlier this year, a facility called Platform Esther off Seal Beach was decommissioned by the Lands Commission.
—Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Nov. 2025
There are some 20,000 books in Morgan’s collection, but Anke Gowda, a former worker in a Karnataka, India sugar plant, amassed nearly two-million books, mostly titles decommissioned by public libraries and given away for free (there is presumably no Medieval Book of Hours amongst the collection).
—Literary Hub, 24 Nov. 2025
The Park County Sheriff’s Office decommissioned the platform as well.
—Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 24 Nov. 2025
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Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 26 Nov. 2025
Earlier this year, a facility called Platform Esther off Seal Beach was decommissioned by the Lands Commission.
—Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Nov. 2025
There are some 20,000 books in Morgan’s collection, but Anke Gowda, a former worker in a Karnataka, India sugar plant, amassed nearly two-million books, mostly titles decommissioned by public libraries and given away for free (there is presumably no Medieval Book of Hours amongst the collection).
—Literary Hub, 24 Nov. 2025
The Park County Sheriff’s Office decommissioned the platform as well.
—Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 24 Nov. 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 3 Dec. 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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