as in dismantles
to stop using (something) while keeping it to be possibly used in the future
Many navy ships were mothballed after the war.
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The first is the broader destigmatization of cannabis, as state after state dismantles old laws and outdated myths.—
Dr. Sanjay Gupta,
CNN Money,
19 Apr. 2026 -
In an opinion featuring 18 exclamation points, Leon dismantles each aspect of the administration’s legal argument for the renovation authority, asserting that rests with Congress.—
Harrison Jacobs,
ARTnews.com,
6 Apr. 2026
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“Mothballs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mothballs. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.
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