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to cause to stop functioning
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Recent Examples of deactivated
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
Garrett Shanley, Miami Herald, 21 Apr. 2026
The text messages often said that the employees' accounts were about to be deactivated and asked them to click on a link.
—Cara Tabachnick, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2026
After being reached for comment, Penland deactivated his LinkedIn account and alerted ICE to the inquiry but did not respond to AP.
—Ryan J. Foley, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
Some just withdrew – 27% deactivated or deleted their social media accounts.
—Anisah Bagasra, The Conversation, 17 Apr. 2026
However, Microsoft’s partner portal website mysteriously said his account had been deactivated, without specifying why.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 8 Apr. 2026
The bachelor’s program for Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies at Georgia State University is being deactivated at the end of this semester, according to the school, which said the major had low enrollment.
—Jason Armesto, AJC.com, 4 Apr. 2026
In February, Mountain View canceled its contract and deactivated its Flock Safety camera networks after federal authorities accessed data without consent.
—Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2026
While 5 million Australian accounts had been deactivated, a substantial number of Australian children continued to retain accounts, create new accounts and pass platforms' age assurance systems, the report said.
—Rod McGuirk The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 1 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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
University officials deactivated the group the same day they were notified, citing campus policies that allow suspension of student organizations when a parent or governing body withdraws recognition or when groups violate state law.
—Garrett Shanley, Miami Herald, 21 Apr. 2026
The text messages often said that the employees' accounts were about to be deactivated and asked them to click on a link.
—Cara Tabachnick, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2026
After being reached for comment, Penland deactivated his LinkedIn account and alerted ICE to the inquiry but did not respond to AP.
—Ryan J. Foley, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
Some just withdrew – 27% deactivated or deleted their social media accounts.
—Anisah Bagasra, The Conversation, 17 Apr. 2026
However, Microsoft’s partner portal website mysteriously said his account had been deactivated, without specifying why.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 8 Apr. 2026
The bachelor’s program for Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies at Georgia State University is being deactivated at the end of this semester, according to the school, which said the major had low enrollment.
—Jason Armesto, AJC.com, 4 Apr. 2026
In February, Mountain View canceled its contract and deactivated its Flock Safety camera networks after federal authorities accessed data without consent.
—Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2026
While 5 million Australian accounts had been deactivated, a substantial number of Australian children continued to retain accounts, create new accounts and pass platforms' age assurance systems, the report said.
—Rod McGuirk The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 1 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deactivated
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As modeled by the bureau, if critically dry years continue, Powell and Mead will more often fall so low that their hydropower plants will become unusable, impacting power availability for more than 1 million people.—
Elise Schmelzer,
Denver Post,
19 Apr. 2026
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But the rocket's second stage put the payload, a direct-to-cellphone communications satellite, in an unusable orbit, officials said.—
William Harwood,
CBS News,
19 Apr. 2026
Verb
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None of this comes as news to British Jews, still reeling from an attack on a synagogue in Manchester on Yom Kippur last October, in which two people were killed.—
Lianne Kolirin,
CNN Money,
20 Apr. 2026
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One person was killed and another hospitalized after a stabbing attack in Burbank Monday, according to authorities.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Apr. 2026
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In a generally useless exercise, NFL draft analysts have delivered their annual grades.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
26 Apr. 2026
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What also follows is a useless debate over the cultural impact of the movie amid concerns that the film is a little loose with the truth or outright forgetful about key moments of Jackson’s complex and complicated life.—
Leonard Greene,
New York Daily News,
25 Apr. 2026
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The co-conspirators burned the stores to force their closure and then shut off power to the security cameras, which enabled them to return to the unguarded locations to burglarize the ATMs.—
Adam Bednar,
Baltimore Sun,
21 Apr. 2026
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Deep in the woods, a tree had fallen over a power line, blocking the road out of the canyon and effectively shutting off all of the electricity in the immediate area.—
Angie Martoccio,
Rolling Stone,
20 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Alpenblow also says its inflator is ineffective for stoking a fire due to the non-laminar airflow, whereas Nitecore advertises fire stoking as another use for the AP01.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
20 Apr. 2026
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The candidates also debated leadership and experience, with Abraham criticizing Foster and calling him an ineffective leader who ignores constituents and doesn’t give the district a strong voice at City Hall.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Apr. 2026
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Train 98, part of the Silver Meteor route between Miami and New York, was forced to stop near Jacksonville, leaving some passengers stuck onboard for extended periods.—
Kelly McGreal,
FOXNews.com,
21 Apr. 2026
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This is what a supply shortage looks like in practice — not just higher prices, but households stuck in between, unsure which path to pursue.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The images, first published by TMZ, show Garcia at a casino on Sunday as Congress remains deadlocked over funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
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Diverse passengers aboard the Crescent embody contemporary America, reminding readers that citizens adapt and persist even as federal leaders remain deadlocked.—
Bill Barrow,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Mar. 2026
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The alternatives Disney now points to are, for my family, technically and medically unworkable and, in many cases, dangerous.—
Kelsey Maurine Brickl,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 Apr. 2026
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California’s leaders have, at long last, passed legislation free of the requirements that rendered previous bills unworkable.—
Rogé Karma,
The Atlantic,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Deactivated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deactivated. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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