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

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026

They questioned whether all small arms would be decommissioned and the sequencing of the plan.

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026

Instead, in stages linked to Israeli withdrawals, the weapons would be decommissioned and stored by precisely the people whom Hamas can intimidate.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 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

So now the soldiers round up the old village ladies, young mothers with their hair curled and pinned, wounded and decommissioned German soldiers.

From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper