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as in dormant
not being in a state of use, activity, or employment
be careful when putting your hands in even an inoperative garbage disposal
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as in malfunctioning
not being in working order
looking for an expert to fix the inoperative grandfather clock
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as in invalid
having no legal or binding force
the decision of the state's supreme court has rendered the law inoperative
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Recent Examples of inoperative
On Tuesday morning, several election ballot scanners were inoperative at multiple polling locations in Pennsylvania.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
By June 73 per cent of the country’s thermal power generating units had been rendered inoperative.
—David Hambling, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
All of that will be instantly inoperative as of January 21, 2025, if not right after Election Day.
—Rich Lowry, National Review, 3 Sep. 2024
In these conditions, if the ABS falsely activates and a specific sequence of wheel movements occur, the vehicle’s ABS system will continue to release braking pressure, which can reduce stopping performance or the service brakes can become inoperative, increasing the risk of a crash, Acura said.
—Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 2 Sep. 2024
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
By June 73 per cent of the country’s thermal power generating units had been rendered inoperative.
—David Hambling, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
All of that will be instantly inoperative as of January 21, 2025, if not right after Election Day.
—Rich Lowry, National Review, 3 Sep. 2024
In these conditions, if the ABS falsely activates and a specific sequence of wheel movements occur, the vehicle’s ABS system will continue to release braking pressure, which can reduce stopping performance or the service brakes can become inoperative, increasing the risk of a crash, Acura said.
—Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 2 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inoperative
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His channel, which boasts 5.76 million subscribers, has laid dormant since July.Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 24 Dec. 2024
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Plants go dormant by late spring so plant them where they won’t be missed, such as beneath the legs of deciduous shrubs.Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 22 Dec. 2024
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Paxton's office also argued in the Thursday filing that the new subpoena is invalid.Bayliss Wagner, Austin American-Statesman, 19 Dec. 2024
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The statement clarified that any reports other than those shared on his official social media regarding his health are invalid.Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 17 Dec. 2024
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Philadelphia next plays Monday against the Hornets before a stretch of off days leading into another matchup with the Hornets in Charlotte next Friday.David Aldridge, The Athletic, 14 Dec. 2024
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Jenna Bush Hager often shares stories and photos of her husband and children, sharing insight into their off camera lives.Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Southern Living, 3 Dec. 2024
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An autopsy revealed the father had been stabbed approximately 50 times and had sustained multiple injuries, including broken bones, strangulation marks, and blunt force trauma to the head, face, and back.Gord Magill, Newsweek, 22 Dec. 2024
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But the supply chains were so broken because of the pandemic.CBS News, CBS News, 22 Dec. 2024
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The quintet argued that ADOR’s main arguments did not explain how there were no violations in their contract and that any arguments regarding investment costs are null due to the success NewJeans had in its first two years.Jeff Benjamin, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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Pressly’s 45th appearance of the season on Aug. 2 vested a $14 million club option for the 2025 season, but the option is null if Pressly finishes the season on the injured list.Chandler Rome, The Athletic, 17 Aug. 2024
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The Los Angeles Fire Department responded to the blaze around 11 a.m. on South Hope Street, arriving to find the four-story vacant building on fire, according to a department news release.Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 27 Dec. 2024
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The structure fire was located on the top floor of the vacant four-story building located at 1246 S Hope St. A total of 17 fire companies and more than 100 firefighters, knocked down the blaze in 1 hour and 37 minutes, the LAFD said.Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 26 Dec. 2024
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In recent years, city code and building inspectors have found faulty fire-safety systems and elevators inoperable for months at a time, effectively trapping many elderly and disabled residents inside.Liam Dillon, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
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Hypogonadotropic hypogonadism Delayed puberty Metastatic mammary cancer (breast cancer): Women with advancing inoperable metastatic (skeletal) mammary cancer who are one to five years postmenopause.Femi Aremu, Verywell Health, 11 Oct. 2024
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But the internet didn't buy it, and conspiracy theories began to fill the information void.Avery Lotz, Axios, 19 Dec. 2024
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The impeachment of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol for his aborted martial law decree risks creating a leadership void and deeper political division in a key U.S. treaty partner.Ann Scott Tyson, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 Dec. 2024
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“Inoperative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inoperative. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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