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Recent Examples of nonoperational
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.
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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
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
Adjective
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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
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The antiskid system was inoperative, and all four main tires on the landing gear blew.—
Jeff Suess,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
22 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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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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This new statute requires various property owners, including HOAs, to either remove nonfunctional turf or begin irrigating it with reclaimed water.—
Kelly G. Richardson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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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
Adjective
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The organization is inactive or irrelevant for lengthy periods when the market is in balance or, less often, when the group has no spare capacity to raise production.—
Michael Lynch,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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Szabo also has a real estate broker license in South Carolina, though it is listed as inactive.—
Amber Gaudet,
Charlotte Observer,
14 May 2026
Adjective
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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
Adjective
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Daniel, who spent years in the plush comfort of Silicon Valley tech roles — unlimited PTO, big teams, no broken dryers — is logging something closer to 60 hours a week now, bouncing between laptop, factory floor, and a dairy farm eight miles up the road.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
15 May 2026
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The court was told that Paul and her 10-month-old son were in one of the seven cars involved in the collision, resulting in the baby sustaining a broken leg, per Toronto Sun and CBC.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
PEOPLE,
15 May 2026
Adjective
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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 18 May. 2026.
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