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Recent Examples of deactivated
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.
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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.
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Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
16 Jan. 2026
So my mother could wear the transmitter in its deactivated state.
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IEEE Spectrum,
26 Aug. 2016
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.
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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.
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Dan Goodin,
ArsTechnica,
9 June 2026
The hate got so bad that Corrin deactivated their Instagram account for a year and has just come back on the platform.
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Ellise Shafer,
Variety,
31 May 2026
Prosecutors say that Cunningham additionally contacted his wireless carrier to ask that his phone be deactivated, changed his number, and gave his car to his niece, creating a months-long delay for police to find and search the vehicle.
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Jeramie Bizzle,
CBS News,
28 May 2026
Derrek Miranda, the man behind the Whitewallstuntz social media accounts that gained popularity in the last year documenting Los Angeles’ underbelly, said his Instagram account was deactivated after posting a video of the April 25 speed run.
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James Queally,
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2026
The registration needs to be completed in 25 days, or the Starlink service will be deactivated, the pop-up says.
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Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
8 May 2026
Dach deactivated his Instagram account after receiving online criticism because his defensive lapse led to the winning goal in overtime in Game 2.
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ABC News,
29 Apr. 2026
Adjective
Authorities discovered 113 vials, with some testing positive for deactivated monkeypox virus.
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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.
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IEEE Spectrum,
26 Aug. 2016
Verb
In the wake of the allegations, Gilbert deactivated her accounts on Instagram and Threads and did not return to social media until May 12.
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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
The hate got so bad that Corrin deactivated their Instagram account for a year and has just come back on the platform.
—
Ellise Shafer,
Variety,
31 May 2026
Prosecutors say that Cunningham additionally contacted his wireless carrier to ask that his phone be deactivated, changed his number, and gave his car to his niece, creating a months-long delay for police to find and search the vehicle.
—
Jeramie Bizzle,
CBS News,
28 May 2026
Derrek Miranda, the man behind the Whitewallstuntz social media accounts that gained popularity in the last year documenting Los Angeles’ underbelly, said his Instagram account was deactivated after posting a video of the April 25 speed run.
—
James Queally,
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2026
The registration needs to be completed in 25 days, or the Starlink service will be deactivated, the pop-up says.
—
Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
8 May 2026
Dach deactivated his Instagram account after receiving online criticism because his defensive lapse led to the winning goal in overtime in Game 2.
—
ABC News,
29 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deactivated
Adjective
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The fire destroyed the post office lobby, which remains unusable, prosecutors said.
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Early tests of the system's effect on redistricting data raised alarm among many data users, who feared that the statistics would ultimately be unusable.
Verb
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Six people were on board the plane, including one person who was killed in the incident, police said.
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Days before the five-year anniversary of the 2021 building collapse that killed 98 people in Surfside, the federal government has published findings that determined the structure of the Champlain Towers South condominium started failing about three weeks before the catastrophe.
Adjective
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The six Republican appointees said those protections were effectively useless and not binding.
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Most of the information is useless.
Verb
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With extreme fire conditions persisting in Utah, Rocky Mountain Power also shut off power lines serving Beaver County and other areas.
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Two weeks ago, Lutnick invoked export control authorities to require Anthropic to shut off access to its two most capable systems, Mythos 5 and Fable 5, citing threats to national security.
Adjective
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Conventional interventions have been largely ineffective, suggesting a rate increase may be the strongest tool left for policymakers to stabilize the won.
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While some viral health trends are harmless—or simply ineffective—others can put your health at serious risk.
Verb
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Maxxine battled back, but Raquel caught a spinning kick attempt and stuck Maxxine with a Tejana Bomb for the win.
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Mangione briefly stuck in elevator Court began slightly later than usual Monday morning because Mangione got stuck in an elevator while trying to get to court.
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Another trial on the charge related to Mann was held this spring, and similarly ended in a mistrial, as jurors remained deadlocked in their votes.
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The rape charge involving Mann ended in a mistrial due to a deadlocked jury, which ultimately happened again in the latest proceedings.
Adjective
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But if walking was really unworkable, why was Apple Maps offering me a route?
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The Observer previously reported the program became financially unworkable after court rulings required most citation revenue to go to schools.
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“Deactivated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deactivated. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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