mothball

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Recent Examples of mothball The Trump rescission bill made it through the House and Senate and mothballs federal funding for National Public Radio, public TV and the U.S. Agency for International Development. Stephen Moore, Boston Herald, 25 July 2025 Forget drill, baby, drill; at current prices America’s drillers have been mothballing rigs at a rapid clip to preserve capital. Christopher Helman, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025 The previous administration gradually mothballed most of the signage and emblems that commemorated the franchise’s three World Series championships from 2010 to 2014. Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 8 June 2025 Output from the mine went into a gradual decline following the War, and it was mothballed in 1996. David Blackmon, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for mothball
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mothball
dismantle
Verb
  • The question now turns to whether the US, UK and their allies can use the leverage from their joint operation effectively to dismantle the highly lucrative industry.
    Helen Regan, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
  • In a new joint venture redeveloping the marina, Everett Landco announced plans to take down storage tanks and dismantle offices at the location this month, per NBC News.
    Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025

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“Mothball.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mothball. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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