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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
City officials say there was ShotSpotter coverage in the area where Bautista was found, but the system was deactivated earlier this year. — CBS News, 13 July 2026 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deactivated
  1. unusable
  2. killed
  3. useless
  4. shut off
  5. ineffective
  6. stuck
  7. deadlocked
  8. unworkable
Adjective
  • Kittharath, the Thai police chief, said the single-story bar had four exits, but police were examining whether the two rear exits were blocked or unusable.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 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
  • An Iranian missile and drone attack has killed nine fighters of an Iranian-Kurdish group based in neighboring Iraq, according to an official from the group.
    — Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
  • The defense attorneys argued Harris fired the first shots that killed Payton friend Turner and set off the barrage that led to the deaths of bystanders Martinez, Alexander, and Davis.
    — Darrell Smith July 16, Sacbee.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of killed
Adjective
  • When Shirley proves useless, Juliette hops onto some ropes to zip past the staircase gap and meet with Knox, who shares her curiosity about where Lukas went.
    — Noel Murray, Vulture, 17 July 2026
  • Answer-First Content Still Matters Google Zero does not make contractor websites useless.
    — Michael Fox, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of useless
Verb
  • Authorities in New Delhi cut off mobile internet, put up barricades and shut off metro train stations near the protest site.
    — Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 20 July 2026
  • The second test will be more ambitious, with the rocket launching to 10km, shutting off its engine, and then restarting to land on deployable legs.
    — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 17 July 2026
Definition of shut off
Adjective
  • Moore is the weakest, most ineffective governor Maryland has ever had, and residents are paying the price.
    — Torrey Snow, Baltimore Sun, 18 July 2026
  • New state-level AI laws face significant enforcement challenges, rendering many ineffective.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of ineffective
Verb
  • That’s highly unlikely considering Lestat and Louis were steps away from getting back together before they were beheaded and had spared only a small moment to reckon with her spending an eternity stuck in purgatory without Madeleine (Roxane Duran).
    — Sabrina Reed, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • The Texas players kicked our bats, yelled at our girls, stuck their tongues out, threw the ball in the air after every inning and on and on.
    — Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 20 July 2026
Definition of stuck
Adjective
  • England and Argentina remained deadlocked 0-0 with no shots on goal at either end.
    — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026
  • Negotiations between Israel and Hamas remain largely deadlocked over the implementation of the ceasefire’s second phase, including the disarmament of Hamas and the reconstruction of Gaza.
    — Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026
Definition of deadlocked
Adjective
  • The process was an arcane, possibly unworkable attempt to solve a problem—widespread noncitizen voting—that simply doesn’t exist.
    — David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026
  • Rebuilding in the historic town lags because of an unworkable maze of regulations.
    — Jonathan Helton, Washington Post, 15 July 2026
Definition of unworkable

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