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Recent Examples of nonoperational
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.
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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
While Russia's surface fleet of ships is less impressive and counts just one currently nonoperational aircraft carrier among its ships, the Kremlin wields a daunting undersea fleet.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
The planning process involved restructuring the company’s advisory board, transitioning longtime employees into nonoperational roles, and building a younger, more collaborative executive committee.
—Ritu Upadhyay, WWD, 23 Dec. 2024
The county denied that any polling locations were nonoperational, acknowledged issues, but claimed most were resolved by 11:30 a.m.
—Arlyssa D. Becenti, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
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
While Russia's surface fleet of ships is less impressive and counts just one currently nonoperational aircraft carrier among its ships, the Kremlin wields a daunting undersea fleet.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
The planning process involved restructuring the company’s advisory board, transitioning longtime employees into nonoperational roles, and building a younger, more collaborative executive committee.
—Ritu Upadhyay, WWD, 23 Dec. 2024
The county denied that any polling locations were nonoperational, acknowledged issues, but claimed most were resolved by 11:30 a.m.
—Arlyssa D. Becenti, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonoperational
Adjective
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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
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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
Adjective
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Internal displacement, malnutrition, and disease are widespread, with nearly 95 percent of the population forced from their homes and most health facilities damaged or nonfunctional.—
Amir Daftari,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Oct. 2025
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There was one nonfunctional small reach-in refrigerator next to the griddle.—
Sarah Linn,
Sacbee.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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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Rookie cornerback Upton Stout was one of the 49ers’ seven inactive players for Sunday night’s game against the Atlanta Falcons, which could mean Deommodore Lenoir will get some duty at slot corner.—
Jerry McDonald,
Mercury News,
19 Oct. 2025
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McLaughlin goes back to being inactive with Tyler Badie healthy again this weekend.—
Joe Nguyen,
Denver Post,
19 Oct. 2025
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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Additionally, nearly nine in 10 singles said being handy is attractive and think leaving small DIY projects dangling or broken fixtures untreated is a turnoff.—
Essence,
Essence,
23 Oct. 2025
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Attempts are already underway to deny accountability and reassert the same broken playbook of impunity.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
23 Oct. 2025
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 26 Oct. 2025.
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