as in malfunctioning
not being in working order
that gas pump is nonfunctional, which is the reason for the plastic bag over the nozzle
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Recent Examples of nonfunctional
Continuous attacks on hospitals have left over 70 percent of health facilities in Sudan nonfunctional, with supplies running low and replenishing difficult due to limited access.
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Unicef Usa, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024
California has approved a ban on watering nonfunctional turf — grass that is purely decorative — as soon as 2027.
—Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2024
When it’s silenced, cells accumulate nonfunctional proteins and die.
—Byerik Stokstad, science.org, 27 June 2024
Plus, if a potentially nonfunctional fridge isn’t incentive enough to give the ice maker a deep clean from time to time, Shimek says that the combination of dark areas and water can be an impetus for mold growth.
—Abby Wilson, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 July 2024
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Unicef Usa, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024
California has approved a ban on watering nonfunctional turf — grass that is purely decorative — as soon as 2027.
—Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2024
When it’s silenced, cells accumulate nonfunctional proteins and die.
—Byerik Stokstad, science.org, 27 June 2024
Plus, if a potentially nonfunctional fridge isn’t incentive enough to give the ice maker a deep clean from time to time, Shimek says that the combination of dark areas and water can be an impetus for mold growth.
—Abby Wilson, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonfunctional
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Drivers say their contract issues center on pay as well as safety issues, including nonfunctioning heaters, loudspeakers and windshield wipers.Zaz Hollander, Anchorage Daily News, 4 Feb. 2023
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In 2020, the state of Virginia passed some bills limiting pretextual traffic stops—for example, when police spot nonfunctioning brake or tail lights or hear an overly loud exhaust system.Michael Tomasky, The New Republic, 30 Jan. 2023
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At the hospital, Maggie unknowingly leaves a trail of blood after cutting her hand on broken glass.Jordana Comiter, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
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The broken glass and defaced portraits of the now fugitive president crunching under our feet.James Longman, ABC News, 10 Dec. 2024
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But prosecutors presented evidence showing the business was inoperable and had not taken in a single dollar.Alex Mann, Baltimore Sun, 26 Nov. 2024
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The inoperable driver’s-side window was my fault (rolling it down when it was iced over), as was whatever went wrong with the front right wheel (hit a curb at high velocity).Brendan Leonard, Outside Online, 23 Nov. 2024
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Perhaps most notably, both sides deploy decoy vehicles—either inoperative derelicts or inflatable fakes—to draw enemy fire away from real vehicles.David Axe, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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In wartime, however, the calculus changes, because most of the costs are inoperative.William C. Wohlforth, Foreign Affairs, 22 June 2021
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This is a fashion collab designed for women’s bodies to be looked at, but the functionality is useless.Jamie Aranoff, Outside Online, 12 Dec. 2024
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It was built on NBA men who subsidized that useless league for decades.Asher Notheis, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 11 Dec. 2024
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This Canada Goose one is stuffed with down feathers to protect your neck from the elements.Nicol Natale, People.com, 9 Dec. 2024
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Campbell's fourth down gambles helped lift Detroit to a 34-31 victory.Chantz Martin, Fox News, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Nonfunctional.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonfunctional. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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