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Recent Examples of nonoperational
The car was nonoperational and not under his name, but was left in his care.
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Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2026
The freezing of child-care money, as well as FBI Director Kash Patel's Sunday announcement of a surge of federal agents to Minnesota, followed a viral video posted over the weekend by a conservative influencer that purported to show nonoperational child-care facilities that received federal funds.
—Justin Papp, CNBC, 31 Dec. 2025
Once the nonoperational car battery has successfully been revived, remove the cables in the reverse order of original placement and drive the vehicle so the alternator can help return the battery to optimal power.
—Charles Singh, USA Today, 2 Dec. 2025
Attempt to start the engine of the nonoperational vehicle.
—Charles Singh, Nashville Tennessean, 28 Oct. 2025
While 2022 saw the opening or reactivation of 40 coal mines, 151 mines closed or were nonoperational that same year, an 18% decline from the year before.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2025
Assets are nonoperational, or have been disposed of, and leadership teams just don’t know.
—Rohit Prakash, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
In particular, Rough & Ready Island, which the Navy transferred to the Port of Stockton in 1996, is home to a nonoperational golf course that DeJesus said would be a prime candidate for a shipbuilding facility.
—J.k. Dineen, San Francisco Chronicle, 1 Apr. 2025
Retiring satellites are moved some 300 km above GEO to ensure that the valuable orbit doesn’t get filled up with nonoperational satellites that could collide with others and create space debris.
—Gordon Roesler, IEEE Spectrum, 8 Mar. 2017
Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2026
The freezing of child-care money, as well as FBI Director Kash Patel's Sunday announcement of a surge of federal agents to Minnesota, followed a viral video posted over the weekend by a conservative influencer that purported to show nonoperational child-care facilities that received federal funds.
—Justin Papp, CNBC, 31 Dec. 2025
Once the nonoperational car battery has successfully been revived, remove the cables in the reverse order of original placement and drive the vehicle so the alternator can help return the battery to optimal power.
—Charles Singh, USA Today, 2 Dec. 2025
Attempt to start the engine of the nonoperational vehicle.
—Charles Singh, Nashville Tennessean, 28 Oct. 2025
While 2022 saw the opening or reactivation of 40 coal mines, 151 mines closed or were nonoperational that same year, an 18% decline from the year before.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2025
Assets are nonoperational, or have been disposed of, and leadership teams just don’t know.
—Rohit Prakash, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
In particular, Rough & Ready Island, which the Navy transferred to the Port of Stockton in 1996, is home to a nonoperational golf course that DeJesus said would be a prime candidate for a shipbuilding facility.
—J.k. Dineen, San Francisco Chronicle, 1 Apr. 2025
Retiring satellites are moved some 300 km above GEO to ensure that the valuable orbit doesn’t get filled up with nonoperational satellites that could collide with others and create space debris.
—Gordon Roesler, IEEE Spectrum, 8 Mar. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonoperational
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If the main engines were to become inoperative, six smaller orbit-control thrusters can still be activated on the lunar surface, providing an alternative pathway for a rapid ascent.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
14 June 2026
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And there’s been plenty of media focus since then — including on inoperative toilets.—
Michael Peregrine,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Las Vegas passed a law in 2021 banning much of the valley’s ornamental turfgrass starting in 2027, and Phoenix wants to remove nonfunctional turfgrass from medians and business parks.—
Maggie Slepian,
Longreads,
14 May 2026
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About 2 miles north near Centre Bridge, a pump designed to divert water from the Delaware River into the canal was found knocked over and nonfunctional.—
Ross DiMattei,
CBS News,
5 May 2026
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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
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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
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Brockermeyer, an undrafted rookie from Miami, earned first-team snaps in an OTA practice where Neuzil was inactive.—
Daniel Flick,
AJC.com,
19 June 2026
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Cooper explains that while scientists have documented placebo responses for centuries, the phenomenon gained broader recognition in the early 20th century as researchers realized patients often improved even after receiving inactive treatments.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
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Services range from nonoperative treatment options and minimally invasive outpatient surgery to complex and life-enhancing surgical procedures, according to Carolina Neurosurgery & Spine.—
Chase Jordan,
Charlotte Observer,
16 Sep. 2025
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In many cases, similar or better results can be achieved using options including multidisciplinary care that includes an expert nonoperative physician, physical therapy and lifestyle interventions.—
Greg Licholai,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2022
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Canada’s first-ever World Cup win was overshadowed yesterday when midfielder Ismaël Koné suffered a broken leg after a tackle that left teammates shaken and coach Jesse Marsch lamenting an injury that turned a night of celebration into one of anguish.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
20 June 2026
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But the win was a costly one since Canada, which entered the tournament missing three starters to injury, lost another early in the second half when midfielder Ismael Kone was carted off on a stretcher with an apparent broken leg after Qatar’s Assim Madibo clipped him from behind.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
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Debt and other nonoperating municipal costs would rise from $24.6 million to $26.5 million.—
Jesse Leavenworth,
courant.com,
9 Mar. 2021
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Our research, published in the Journal of Finance, shows that in 2012 these corporations managed a combined portfolio of $1.6 trillion of nonoperating financial assets.—
Thomas Gilbert and,
WSJ,
23 Aug. 2018
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“Nonoperational.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonoperational. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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