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Recent Examples of nonoperative
Services range from nonoperative treatment options and minimally invasive outpatient surgery to complex and life-enhancing surgical procedures, according to Carolina Neurosurgery & Spine.
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Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 16 Sep. 2025
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
Another call came in about the handrail, then a call about an emergency-exit gate at Fort Hamilton Parkway with a nonoperative magnet.
—Andy Newman, New York Times, 17 Mar. 2020
But behind the model are a set of assumptions about the relationship between China and the U.S. that are suddenly and dramatically nonoperative.
—Dan Neil, WSJ, 17 Jan. 2019
Candidates for surgery have attempted nonoperative treatments without relief of symptoms.
—Tj Gibson, azcentral, 9 May 2018
Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 16 Sep. 2025
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
Another call came in about the handrail, then a call about an emergency-exit gate at Fort Hamilton Parkway with a nonoperative magnet.
—Andy Newman, New York Times, 17 Mar. 2020
But behind the model are a set of assumptions about the relationship between China and the U.S. that are suddenly and dramatically nonoperative.
—Dan Neil, WSJ, 17 Jan. 2019
Candidates for surgery have attempted nonoperative treatments without relief of symptoms.
—Tj Gibson, azcentral, 9 May 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonoperative
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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
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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
Adjective
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Every home has that one drawer where unknown or inoperative chargers end up, becoming a tangled mess.—
Kaylei Fear,
Better Homes & Gardens,
11 Feb. 2026
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The agency has also probed 2021 Tesla Model Y vehicles after reports of exterior door handles becoming inoperative due to low battery voltage, leading to instances of children stuck inside.—
Andrea Guzmán,
Austin American Statesman,
5 Feb. 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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The crowd was slow to fill out FedEx Forum on Wednesday evening, an unsurprising development considering the two players whose jersey dotted the stands – Steph Curry and Ja Morant – were both inactive.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
26 Feb. 2026
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The Ramona High Key Club was originally chartered in 1983 but went inactive for the 2004-05 term, said Kiwanis member Chris Bertolero.—
Julie Gallant,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Feb. 2026
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One of the vendors whose contract with Cal OES is ending said that the agency has still not provided evidence that the existing regional Next Generation 911 system is unsafe or nonfunctional.—
William Melhado,
Sacbee.com,
18 Feb. 2026
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There wasn’t much else to do considering the Wi-Fi, now free for all Rapid Rewards members, was nonfunctional.—
Zach Wichter,
USA Today,
28 Jan. 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
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History offers examples of advanced technology being wasted by ineffective use.—
Tareq Alotaiba,
semafor.com,
2 Mar. 2026
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Extracts of garlic, hot pepper, orange peels or companion planting are ineffective.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
1 Mar. 2026
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The elimination of a glass glazier, someone responsible for replacing broken windows on campuses, would leave the district with one person qualified to do the job, a particular concern for Teamsters who noted sheets of glass are heavy and hard to move and install alone.—
Sierra Lopez,
Mercury News,
27 Feb. 2026
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Double Olympic champion Federica Brignone, who returned from a broken left leg just before the Milan Cortina Games and then won gold in super-G and giant slalom, took part in a training session Wednesday but skipped training the following day and decided to sit out the race.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Nonoperative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonoperative. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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