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Recent Examples of decommissioned
By Bay City News A decommissioned riverboat in Vallejo caught fire late Friday night, according to the Vallejo Fire Department.
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Bay City News,
Mercury News,
20 June 2026
In February, it was reported that the National Park Service will exhibit a decommissioned equestrian monument of a slaveholding signatory of the Declaration of Independence.
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Greg Allen,
ARTnews.com,
7 June 2026
The project will be sited at the Oakland Bulk and Oversized Terminal, a decommissioned Army Base near the entrance of the Bay Bridge operated by developer Phil Tagami, who has been trying for years to turn it into a marine shipping terminal.
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Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
Across from the decommissioned fort sits the building where the Anacostia Community Museum has resided for four decades.
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Camille Borders,
The Atlantic,
3 June 2026
In 2024 astronauts onboard the International Space Station had to take shelter after a decommissioned Russian satellite broke into numerous fragments.
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Adam Kovac,
Scientific American,
13 May 2026
Jost snagged the decommissioned vessel for $280,000 back in 2022, The New York Times reported at the time.
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Brenton Blanchet,
PEOPLE,
29 Apr. 2026
The program occupies a decommissioned two-story-tall firehouse at the corner of West 24th and South Whipple streets.
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Edward Keegan,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Apr. 2026
Every year, rare earth elements are thrown away in items like outdated electronics, retired airplanes, and decommissioned ships, according to Klinger.
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Brit McCandless Farmer,
CBS News,
22 Mar. 2026
Bay City News,
Mercury News,
20 June 2026
In February, it was reported that the National Park Service will exhibit a decommissioned equestrian monument of a slaveholding signatory of the Declaration of Independence.
—
Greg Allen,
ARTnews.com,
7 June 2026
The project will be sited at the Oakland Bulk and Oversized Terminal, a decommissioned Army Base near the entrance of the Bay Bridge operated by developer Phil Tagami, who has been trying for years to turn it into a marine shipping terminal.
—
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
Across from the decommissioned fort sits the building where the Anacostia Community Museum has resided for four decades.
—
Camille Borders,
The Atlantic,
3 June 2026
In 2024 astronauts onboard the International Space Station had to take shelter after a decommissioned Russian satellite broke into numerous fragments.
—
Adam Kovac,
Scientific American,
13 May 2026
Jost snagged the decommissioned vessel for $280,000 back in 2022, The New York Times reported at the time.
—
Brenton Blanchet,
PEOPLE,
29 Apr. 2026
The program occupies a decommissioned two-story-tall firehouse at the corner of West 24th and South Whipple streets.
—
Edward Keegan,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Apr. 2026
Every year, rare earth elements are thrown away in items like outdated electronics, retired airplanes, and decommissioned ships, according to Klinger.
—
Brit McCandless Farmer,
CBS News,
22 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for decommissioned
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Authorities discovered 113 vials, with some testing positive for deactivated monkeypox virus.
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Unlike brewer's yeast, which is activated, nutritional yeast is a deactivated or inactive strain of the fungus Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
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One inactive domestic cattle case in Zavala County.
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After remaining inactive for decades, the concept was revived by the Army for the Advanced Hypersonic Weapon demonstration in 2011, eventually forming the basis of today’s operational hypersonic programs, reports Aviation Week.
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Dramatic footage from Beijing posted on social media showed debris falling from the 109-story CITIC Tower, also known as China Zun, as well as a tail section of the plane and a broken window of a taxicab on the ground.
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Photos showed what appeared to be a hole or broken glass on one side of the building.
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If the main engines were to become inoperative, six smaller orbit-control thrusters can still be activated on the lunar surface, providing an alternative pathway for a rapid ascent.
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And there’s been plenty of media focus since then — including on inoperative toilets.
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Drivers say their contract issues center on pay as well as safety issues, including nonfunctioning heaters, loudspeakers and windshield wipers.
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In 2020, the state of Virginia passed some bills limiting pretextual traffic stops—for example, when police spot nonfunctioning brake or tail lights or hear an overly loud exhaust system.
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The car was nonoperational and not under his name, but was left in his care.
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The freezing of child-care money, as well as FBI Director Kash Patel's Sunday announcement of a surge of federal agents to Minnesota, followed a viral video posted over the weekend by a conservative influencer that purported to show nonoperational child-care facilities that received federal funds.
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The Placer County Sheriff’s Office said drivers should treat intersections with nonfunctional traffic signals as a four-way stop.
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Critics alleged inhumane conditions, including poor food, nonfunctional toilets and a lack of access to attorneys.
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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.
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“Decommissioned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decommissioned. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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