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Recent Examples of decommissioned
Every year, rare earth elements are thrown away in items like outdated electronics, retired airplanes, and decommissioned ships, according to Klinger.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
On the surface, here is another Chinatown mall whose decommissioned retail and office spaces have stood empty for years.
—Xuan Juliana Wang, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2026
Eating on the London Underground is usually frowned upon, but one of the city’s most unusual dining experiences lies at the northern end of the Victoria tube line inside a decommissioned train carriage.
—Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 21 Feb. 2026
Located in a decommissioned subway station in the heart of downtown Brooklyn, this interactive museum is well-suited for families.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 20 Feb. 2026
In April, 2025, as deportations ramped up nationwide, the for-profit prison company CoreCivic repurposed a decommissioned prison in California City into an immigration detention center after signing a contract with ICE.
—Oren Peleg, New Yorker, 28 Jan. 2026
For more than four years, local, state and federal officials have pushed NRG to remove two coal ash ponds and the grassy field at its decommissioned Waukegan power plant along Lake Michigan, yet the facilities remain in place.
—Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2026
New York City’s new mayor, Zohran Mamdani, was sworn in just minutes after the start of the new year, in a private ceremony that was held at a decommissioned subway station.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Jan. 2026
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani was sworn in at a decommissioned subway station on New Year’s Day after rising to fame last year.
—Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 1 Jan. 2026
Brit McCandless Farmer, CBS News, 22 Mar. 2026
On the surface, here is another Chinatown mall whose decommissioned retail and office spaces have stood empty for years.
—Xuan Juliana Wang, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2026
Eating on the London Underground is usually frowned upon, but one of the city’s most unusual dining experiences lies at the northern end of the Victoria tube line inside a decommissioned train carriage.
—Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 21 Feb. 2026
Located in a decommissioned subway station in the heart of downtown Brooklyn, this interactive museum is well-suited for families.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 20 Feb. 2026
In April, 2025, as deportations ramped up nationwide, the for-profit prison company CoreCivic repurposed a decommissioned prison in California City into an immigration detention center after signing a contract with ICE.
—Oren Peleg, New Yorker, 28 Jan. 2026
For more than four years, local, state and federal officials have pushed NRG to remove two coal ash ponds and the grassy field at its decommissioned Waukegan power plant along Lake Michigan, yet the facilities remain in place.
—Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2026
New York City’s new mayor, Zohran Mamdani, was sworn in just minutes after the start of the new year, in a private ceremony that was held at a decommissioned subway station.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Jan. 2026
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani was sworn in at a decommissioned subway station on New Year’s Day after rising to fame last year.
—Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 1 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for decommissioned
Adjective
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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
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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
Adjective
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NewJeans, one of the most exciting and innovative recent K-pop groups, has been largely inactive since 2024 due to a baroque legal dispute with the HYBE subsidiary ADOR.—
Mitch Therieau,
New Yorker,
27 Mar. 2026
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Baylor Scheierman and Payton Pritchard would be the top options to start if Brown and/or White are inactive.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
26 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Homecoming for Pope Jordan Pope scored 12 points in 33 minutes for Texas playing in his native Bay Area, coming back after suffering a broken foot late in a second-round win over Gonzaga.—
Janie McCauley,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Mar. 2026
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Gertie’s broken tail was a desperate and heartbreaking sign of her relief and gratitude, the news release stated.—
News Release,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Every home has that one drawer where unknown or inoperative chargers end up, becoming a tangled mess.—
Kaylei Fear,
Better Homes & Gardens,
11 Feb. 2026
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The agency has also probed 2021 Tesla Model Y vehicles after reports of exterior door handles becoming inoperative due to low battery voltage, leading to instances of children stuck inside.—
Andrea Guzmán,
Austin American Statesman,
5 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Drivers say their contract issues center on pay as well as safety issues, including nonfunctioning heaters, loudspeakers and windshield wipers.—
Zaz Hollander,
Anchorage Daily News,
4 Feb. 2023
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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.—
Michael Tomasky,
The New Republic,
30 Jan. 2023
Adjective
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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.—
Justin Papp,
CNBC,
31 Dec. 2025
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Once the nonoperational car battery has successfully been revived, remove the cables in the reverse order of original placement and drive the vehicle so the alternator can help return the battery to optimal power.—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
2 Dec. 2025
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One of the vendors whose contract with Cal OES is ending said that the agency has still not provided evidence that the existing regional Next Generation 911 system is unsafe or nonfunctional.—
William Melhado,
Sacbee.com,
18 Feb. 2026
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There wasn’t much else to do considering the Wi-Fi, now free for all Rapid Rewards members, was nonfunctional.—
Zach Wichter,
USA Today,
28 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Bernadine appeared to be useless—or, worse, a potential double agent.—
David D. Kirkpatrick,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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Sending your resume into the void has never felt more useless.—
Catherina Gioino,
Fortune,
23 Mar. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Decommissioned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decommissioned. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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