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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Researchers have developed a process that dismantles PET plastic waste into its primary building block, terephthalic acid, to serve as a sustainable raw material.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Mar. 2026 -
The Pitt dismantles these arguments by showing that diversity isn’t separate from excellence but often a prerequisite for it.—
Robert Raben,
Fortune,
26 Feb. 2026
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“Mothballs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mothballs. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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