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
Katherine Schaffstall, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2025
Federal workers are showing up to work only to find their key cards deactivated.
—Lluvia Gaucin, IndyStar, 26 Aug. 2025
On 57 occasions, the lane keeping or adaptive cruise control deactivated, and there were 43 instances of a test car failing to adequately slow down, of which 70 percent required the driver to hit the brakes.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 21 Aug. 2025
As part of this switch, a live power cable running underneath the area was deactivated.
—Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2025
That case was deactivated because of conflicting statements from witnesses and a lack of video evidence from CCTV cameras in the area.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 14 Aug. 2025
In September 2024, the artist issued an apology and deactivated his account after drawing a controversial comparison between Swift and Ye (formerly Kanye West).
—Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 10 Aug. 2025
For weeks leading up to the execution, Black’s attorneys fought to have his implantable cardioverter defibrillator — a medical device meant to shock the heart when its rhythm becomes irregular — deactivated, per The Washington Post.
—Christina Coulter, People.com, 5 Aug. 2025
At issue is also the timing of when his device would be deactivated — his health could be at risk if it were done too soon and his execution was put on hold at the last minute.
—Abigail Brooks, NBC news, 1 Aug. 2025
Adjective
Due to the online backlash, Ramsey deactivated their social media accounts.
—Katherine Schaffstall, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2025
Federal workers are showing up to work only to find their key cards deactivated.
—Lluvia Gaucin, IndyStar, 26 Aug. 2025
On 57 occasions, the lane keeping or adaptive cruise control deactivated, and there were 43 instances of a test car failing to adequately slow down, of which 70 percent required the driver to hit the brakes.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 21 Aug. 2025
As part of this switch, a live power cable running underneath the area was deactivated.
—Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2025
That case was deactivated because of conflicting statements from witnesses and a lack of video evidence from CCTV cameras in the area.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 14 Aug. 2025
In September 2024, the artist issued an apology and deactivated his account after drawing a controversial comparison between Swift and Ye (formerly Kanye West).
—Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 10 Aug. 2025
For weeks leading up to the execution, Black’s attorneys fought to have his implantable cardioverter defibrillator — a medical device meant to shock the heart when its rhythm becomes irregular — deactivated, per The Washington Post.
—Christina Coulter, People.com, 5 Aug. 2025
At issue is also the timing of when his device would be deactivated — his health could be at risk if it were done too soon and his execution was put on hold at the last minute.
—Abigail Brooks, NBC news, 1 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deactivated
Verb
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André Marques was killed when the tram derailed during evening rush hour in Lisbon, Portugal and went careening into a building, Sitra (Transport Workers' Union) announced this afternoon.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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No children were among the 15 killed.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The website is almost unusable.—
Matt Zoller Seitz,
Vulture,
4 Sep. 2025
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The process requires hundreds of delicate manual steps, and any contamination renders a dose unusable.—
Jennifer Kite-Powell,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The communication system shuts off 15 seconds before the play clock expires.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
5 Sep. 2025
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Emergency repairs are underway as water services have been shut off for about 60 customers in the area.—
Sally Krutzig,
Idaho Statesman,
28 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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This method is a significant departure from traditional chemical recycling techniques like pyrolysis, which operate at lower temperatures (450–600°C) and produce over a hundred different by-products, many of which are useless.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Sep. 2025
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Economists usually look at new jobs, but immigration is now very low, making that figure useless as a measure of how the economy is doing.—
Bill Conerly,
Forbes.com,
30 Aug. 2025
Verb
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This was the case for me, as a freshman who was secretly stuck in a cycle of binge eating and restriction but whose outer appearance didn’t change.—
Mallary Tenore Tarpley,
Time,
5 Sep. 2025
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And that has stuck pretty much ever since.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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After watching their beloved pet struggle, the founder set out to create a solution rooted in clinical research instead of outdated and ineffective formulas.—
Lyssanoel Frater,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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In fact, the company deemed its IT-dependent controls relevant to the preparation of the consolidated financial statements were ineffective in 2022 and 2023.—
David Trainer,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Delegates had been seeking a breakthrough in the deadlocked United Nations talks in Geneva, but states pushing for an ambitious treaty said that the latest text released in the early hours of Friday failed to meet their expectations.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
15 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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But as the demonstration began to wind down, police and protest organizers sparred over the number of arrests as the organizers sought to show that the law was unworkable.—
Danica Kirka,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Aug. 2025
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The Ohio Library Council argues the vague language is unworkable and infringes on intellectual freedom.—
Sheridan Hendrix,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
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“Deactivated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deactivated. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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