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adjective

as in unusable

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verb

past tense of deactivate
as in killed
to cause to stop functioning deactivate the machine carefully, or you'll risk an electric shock

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Recent Examples of deactivated
Adjective
Authorities discovered 113 vials, with some testing positive for deactivated monkeypox virus. — Tresa Baldas, Freep.com, 3 June 2026 Unlike brewer's yeast, which is activated, nutritional yeast is a deactivated or inactive strain of the fungus Saccharomyces cerevisiae. — Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 4 Mar. 2026 While the total number of accounts across platforms is unknown, Inman Grant said the number of deactivated or restricted accounts was encouraging. — Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 16 Jan. 2026 So my mother could wear the transmitter in its deactivated state. — IEEE Spectrum, 26 Aug. 2016
Verb
The government initially reported more than 5 million children had accounts removed, deactivated or restricted after the ban became law. — ABC News, 3 July 2026 Remember, millions of social media accounts were deactivated. — John Tamny, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026 To prevent the organs from being rejected by their new human hosts, Revivicor deactivated a gene that codes for the enzyme that creates the alpha-gal molecule. — Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 29 June 2026 More than 5 million accounts have been deactivated since the ban came into effect in December. — Ainslie Chandler, Fortune, 27 June 2026 Since the start of 2026, over 20 American towns and cities have deactivated their Flock cameras or cancelled their contracts. — Harry Booth, Time, 26 June 2026 In the wake of the allegations, Gilbert deactivated her accounts on Instagram and Threads and did not return to social media until May 12. — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 23 June 2026 Following the Illinois Secretary of State’s audit, some communities, like Evanston and Oak Park, deactivated their Flock cameras and ended their agreements with the company. — Jennifer Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 15 June 2026 When a verdict map is deleted from memory, catchall elements are deactivated and a chain’s reference counter is decremented. — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 9 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deactivated
  1. unusable
  2. killed
  3. useless
  4. shut off
  5. ineffective
  6. stuck
  7. deadlocked
  8. unworkable
Adjective
  • Ready said the ball relies on stadium infrastructure to communicate with officials, making the electronics virtually unusable outside a World Cup venue.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 July 2026
  • These extreme weather changes can cause pavement to expand, crack and warp, rendering some roads unusable until they are repaired.
    — Brittney Melton, NPR, 7 July 2026
Definition of unusable
Verb
  • Israel retaliated with a massive military offensive that has killed more than 73,000 Palestinians, Gaza’s Health Ministry says, around half of them women and children.
    — Bilal Shbeir, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
  • Hayati did not provide further details on the people killed or injured.
    — Jamie Gray, NBC news, 9 July 2026
Definition of killed
Adjective
  • What remains that haven’t been scavenged have decomposed to the point where DNA analysis is difficult and all but useless in Gaza, where there are no functioning laboratories able to test and compare samples.
    — Bilal Shbeir, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
  • Jennifer, for her part, is pretty sure that the information on Dennis’s burner phone is completely useless.
    — Erin Qualey, Vulture, 8 July 2026
Definition of useless
Verb
  • Anthony Tubbs said that firefighters shut off a switch to the solar panels the day the fire ignited, but that the panels kept drawing energy from the sun and posing an electrocution risk for several days.
    — Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
  • This mechanism functions as a physical switch, giving operators an extra layer of direct control because shutting off the external neutron generator immediately halts the nuclear reaction.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 8 July 2026
Definition of shut off
Adjective
  • Perhaps unsurprisingly, subsequent attempts at diplomacy, led by the ailing diplomat and intellectual Benjamin Franklin, also proved ineffective.
    — Sarah M.S. Pearsall, The Conversation, 2 July 2026
  • Skunks would rather put up with the strong scent of mothballs than leave a hospitable environment, making mothballs totally ineffective against skunks.
    — Michelle Mastro, The Spruce, 1 July 2026
Definition of ineffective
Verb
  • Her car is among the dozens stuck in the lower-level parking garage.
    — Drew Aunkst, CBS News, 13 July 2026
  • Tim offers phone coaching calls if you get stuck during a DIY job.
    — Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 11 July 2026
Definition of stuck
Adjective
  • Unfortunately for Colombia, and anyone hoping for a breakthrough, Campaz fired his shot far into the stands, ensuring the game remained deadlocked.
    — Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 7 July 2026
  • Because of a deadlocked jury on six of the counts, Puente was only convicted of three.
    — Selome Hailu, Variety, 7 July 2026
Definition of deadlocked
Adjective
  • However, the City Council at the time repealed the measure and called it unworkable.
    — Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 7 July 2026
  • But if walking was really unworkable, why was Apple Maps offering me a route?
    — Sean Gregory, Time, 11 June 2026
Definition of unworkable

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