as in unusable
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as in killed
to cause to stop functioning
deactivate the machine carefully, or you'll risk an electric shock
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deactivated
Adjective
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However, 1Mbps is unusable for regular internet needs.—
Michael Kan,
PCMAG,
19 Mar. 2025 -
This is compounded by his denial of intelligence and communications directly to Ukraine, but also indirectly to European allies, rendering U.S. manufacturers assets unusable.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
16 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Encryption serves as a critical line of defense by rendering intercepted data useless to unauthorized parties.—
Srikanth Bellamkonda,
Forbes.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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Because of this, even areas that are just open fields between pockets of good whitetail habitat, or a stand of mature timber that’s largely useless at this time, might provide medium- to long-range travel routes.—
Josh Honeycutt,
Outdoor Life,
20 Mar. 2025
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Last week, a federal judge questioned government attorneys about why DOGE needs access to Social Security Administration systems, and is still considering whether to shut off access.—
Andrew R. Chow,
TIME,
19 Mar. 2025
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The property’s decline came to a head when the mall closed for three days in February 2024 after the building’s electricity was shut off due to the owner’s failure to pay the utility bill.—
Tyler Williams,
Orlando Sentinel,
18 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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But there’s little sense in safeguarding an ineffective K-12 status quo, particularly for students without wealth or social capital.—
Ryan Craig,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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The company identified material weaknesses in its internal control over financial reporting, primarily due to insufficient resources and ineffective controls related to financial reporting processes.—
Quartz Intelligence Newsroom,
Quartz,
20 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Relying on leasing half of those units in the private rental market is unworkable given the critically low 1.4% vacancy rate.—
Pascale Leone,
New York Daily News,
16 Mar. 2025
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Washington offered mixed messages, with Trump initially dismissing it as unworkable before other administration officials welcomed the initiative.—
Lisa Anderson,
Foreign Affairs,
14 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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While maintaining connections can open doors, holding onto toxic, unproductive relationships do more harm than good.—
Cheryl Robinson,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
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Instead, tax dollars are being siphoned off to fund unproductive and unnecessary programs that benefit radical interest groups while hurting hardworking American citizens.—
Savannah Kuchar,
USA TODAY,
1 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The first is that the Trump administration’s strikes are destined to be as ineffectual as Joe Biden’s.—
The Editors,
National Review,
18 Mar. 2025
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But two factors are important to keep in mind to help explain why even trying to front-run a White House announcement would be ineffectual.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Course of trade in the oil industry often leaves the public on the hook for nonproductive well cleanup costs, including capping.—
Andrew Leahey,
Forbes,
7 Jan. 2025
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But there are productive and nonproductive ways to respond.—
Carlo J.V. Caro,
Foreign Affairs,
7 Mar. 2017
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“Deactivated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deactivated. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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