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decommissioned

  • past participle
    of decommission.
    decommission
    verb (used with object)
    to remove or retire (a ship, airplane, etc.) from active service.
  • past tense form
    of decommission.
    decommission
    verb (used with object)
    to remove or retire (a ship, airplane, etc.) from active service.

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Others need a little more help to keep from being decommissioned, like the thousands that already vanished as cellphones took over.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

Susan and her husband Geraint's home, which they have lived in for 53 years, is separated from the decommissioned Ruabon chemical works by a thin tree line.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

The company has decommissioned the tank involved in the incident, it said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026

Earlier, a diplomatic source told AFP that the roadmap "offers a balanced and pragmatic path forward, with all weapons decommissioned and a phased transition of responsibilities" to the new authorities.

From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026

I dropped my decommissioned backpack on the kitchen table and filled the kettle from the pitcher of filtered water I kept on the counter.

From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram