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Recent Examples of nonfunctioning 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 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 Donald and Jaylen Brown appear to be the only announced clients of Donda Sports, which has a nonfunctioning website and an Instagram account with over 279,000 followers and no posts. Greg Beacham, ajc, 26 Oct. 2022 Donald and Jaylen Brown appear to be the only announced clients of Donda Sports, which has a nonfunctioning website and an Instagram account with more than 279,000 followers and no posts. Greg Beacham, Chicago Tribune, 25 Oct. 2022 Demings, whose four decades of public service include leading the Orange County Sheriff’s Office and the Orlando Police Department, said intersections with nonfunctioning signals become four-way stops. Stephen Hudak, Orlando Sentinel, 30 Sep. 2022 On the last Saturday of September, keeping the culture looked like Carter working in conjunction with members of her community to host a dinner under the stars on a nonfunctioning farm. Washington Post, 7 Oct. 2021 Usually the nonfunctioning kidneys are left in place and the healthy kidney is surgically attached in a different location. Julie Washington, cleveland, 13 July 2021 Water has also emerged as a major problem, with almost 7 million Texans under a boil water advisory, and about 263,000 people affected by nonfunctioning water providers. Maria Jimenez Moya, Star Tribune, 18 Feb. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonfunctioning
Adjective
  • Another set piece involving a malfunctioning chair lift is excruciatingly tense.
    Emily Palmer Heller, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • In Sudan, 70 percent of health facilities are nonfunctional.
    Sarah Ferguson, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • When heading out to look for lamps, take a lightbulb along to test them in-store, but also consider rewiring nonfunctional pieces.
    Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 17 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Since Buzzard's Roost opened in 2023, the staff has experienced unexplained broken glasses, books falling off the shelf and many elevator and electronic glitches.
    Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The Wednesday night attack at the apartment in the 2800 block of Corabel Lane began as an argument between the husband and wife over a broken personal computer tablet, officials said.
    Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Barring any ties, there will be eight artists or tracks nominated in each of these four divisions (versus five for all the down-ballot categories).
    Chris Willman, Variety, 1 Oct. 2025
  • But now, resort taxes are down while national hotel revenues rise, and violent crime is up as Miami sees declines.
    Miami Herald staff, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • For example, Hurricane Helene, which affected much of Western North Carolina almost exactly one year ago, resulted in more than 450 mail routes being inoperable due to the storm, according to a news release from USPS.
    Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Under local law, even inoperable or replica weapons are considered potentially operable if they can be modified to fire, placing them under the same strict legal framework.
    Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Of those who reported incidents, none saw a low voltage battery warning before the exterior door handles became inoperative.
    Dave Smith, Fortune, 17 Sep. 2025
  • But the speed came from all three levels of Green Bay’s defense, rendering Washington’s offense almost inoperative.
    Nicki Jhabvala, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025

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“Nonfunctioning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonfunctioning. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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