decommission
verb
de·com·mis·sion
ˌdē-kə-ˈmi-shən 
decommissioned; decommissioning; decommissions
: to remove (something, such as a ship or a nuclear power plant) from service
Examples of decommission in a Sentence
Several military bases are scheduled to be decommissioned.
The government is decommissioning the nuclear power plant.
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Once decommissioned, their massive metal blades often simply end up in landfills—and those that do make it to recycling facilities generate large amounts of greenhouse gas emissions while being broken down.
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Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 5 Feb. 2025
Entergy, which still works with S&C and other manufacturers, installed the equipment that has since been decommissioned and taken out of service.
—Eric Jackson, Sportico.com, 3 Feb. 2025
Camp Century was decommissioned in 1967, the reactor was removed, hazardous waste was buried, and the ice was left to cover the remaining infrastructure.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2024
Advertisement The truck, originally used by a Northern California fire department, had been decommissioned about 30 years ago and auctioned off, the source said.
—Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2025
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Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 5 Feb. 2025
Entergy, which still works with S&C and other manufacturers, installed the equipment that has since been decommissioned and taken out of service.
—Eric Jackson, Sportico.com, 3 Feb. 2025
Camp Century was decommissioned in 1967, the reactor was removed, hazardous waste was buried, and the ice was left to cover the remaining infrastructure.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2024
Advertisement The truck, originally used by a Northern California fire department, had been decommissioned about 30 years ago and auctioned off, the source said.
—Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2025
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decommission
verb
de·com·mis·sion
ˌdē-kə-ˈmish-ən
: to remove (as a ship) from use or service
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