as in malfunctioning
not being in working order
fixed all nonoperating parts
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Recent Examples of nonoperating
Debt and other nonoperating municipal costs would rise from $24.6 million to $26.5 million.
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Jesse Leavenworth, courant.com, 9 Mar. 2021
Our research, published in the Journal of Finance, shows that in 2012 these corporations managed a combined portfolio of $1.6 trillion of nonoperating financial assets.
—Thomas Gilbert and, WSJ, 23 Aug. 2018
Jesse Leavenworth, courant.com, 9 Mar. 2021
Our research, published in the Journal of Finance, shows that in 2012 these corporations managed a combined portfolio of $1.6 trillion of nonoperating financial assets.
—Thomas Gilbert and, WSJ, 23 Aug. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonoperating
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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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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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All these and more can be seen below in a map of the 57 shots the 23-year-old former Arsenal academy youngster faced in the league before that untimely broken wrist against Mansfield Town on November 9.Richard Sutcliffe, The Athletic, 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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Heating vents in the hallways and common rooms appeared nonfunctional.Genevieve Redsten, Journal Sentinel, 13 Mar. 2024
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Photo: Max Burkhalter The Brooklyn home of designer Ellen Van Dusen shows that even a nonfunctional fireplace can be on fire, figuratively speaking.Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 20 Nov. 2024
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Even in a down year, Arenado hit .272 with 16 home runs and 71 RBI.Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
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Good luck, with Bichette coming off his down year, under club control for only one more season and set to earn $16.5 million in 2025.Ken Rosenthal, The Athletic, 20 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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“Nonoperating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonoperating. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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