mothball

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Recent Examples of mothball Having spent its life mothballed in storage, the car shows only 75 kilometers (just less than 47 miles) on its digital odometer. Howard Walker, Robb Report, 27 Jan. 2025 In recent months, Microsoft contracted with Constellation Energy to restart Unit 1 of the Three Mile Island plant in Pennsylvania, which was mothballed 5 years ago. David Blackmon, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025 The structure could be mothballed sometime next year until a plan for its reuse is determined. Jason Clayworth, Axios, 15 Jan. 2025 The distillery operated sporadically before being mothballed in 1998 and demolished in 2013. Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for mothball
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mothball
dismantle
Verb
  • Some of them have already been effectively dismantled by DOGE, like the U.S. Institute of Peace, the site of a dramatic daylong standoff between USIP staffers and representatives of the cost-cutting initiative claiming to be new leadership.
    Stephen Fowler, NPR, 17 May 2025
  • The Celtics, even without perennial All-NBA first-teamer Jayson Tatum, dismantled the Knicks’ first unit, especially to begin the second half, when Boston ran away with victory.
    Fred Katz, New York Times, 16 May 2025

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“Mothball.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mothball. Accessed 23 May. 2025.

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