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Recent Examples of nonoperational
While Russia's surface fleet of ships is less impressive and counts just one currently nonoperational aircraft carrier among its ships, the Kremlin wields a daunting undersea fleet.
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Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
The planning process involved restructuring the company’s advisory board, transitioning longtime employees into nonoperational roles, and building a younger, more collaborative executive committee.
—Ritu Upadhyay, WWD, 23 Dec. 2024
While Russia's surface fleet of ships is less impressive and counts just one currently nonoperational aircraft carrier among its ships, the Kremlin wields a daunting undersea fleet.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
The planning process involved restructuring the company’s advisory board, transitioning longtime employees into nonoperational roles, and building a younger, more collaborative executive committee.
—Ritu Upadhyay, WWD, 23 Dec. 2024
The county denied that any polling locations were nonoperational, acknowledged issues, but claimed most were resolved by 11:30 a.m.
—Arlyssa D. Becenti, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
Previously, the drones only flew during nonoperational hours.
—Emma Roth, The Verge, 16 Aug. 2024
Following the tour, the Medicare billing privileges for 46 nonoperational hospices were revoked.
—Ava Kofman, ProPublica, 25 Jan. 2024
Those cost estimates do not reflect a total restoration of the indoor pools, which have been nonoperational for several years.
—Beth Mlady, cleveland, 12 May 2022
Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
The planning process involved restructuring the company’s advisory board, transitioning longtime employees into nonoperational roles, and building a younger, more collaborative executive committee.
—Ritu Upadhyay, WWD, 23 Dec. 2024
While Russia's surface fleet of ships is less impressive and counts just one currently nonoperational aircraft carrier among its ships, the Kremlin wields a daunting undersea fleet.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
The planning process involved restructuring the company’s advisory board, transitioning longtime employees into nonoperational roles, and building a younger, more collaborative executive committee.
—Ritu Upadhyay, WWD, 23 Dec. 2024
The county denied that any polling locations were nonoperational, acknowledged issues, but claimed most were resolved by 11:30 a.m.
—Arlyssa D. Becenti, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
Previously, the drones only flew during nonoperational hours.
—Emma Roth, The Verge, 16 Aug. 2024
Following the tour, the Medicare billing privileges for 46 nonoperational hospices were revoked.
—Ava Kofman, ProPublica, 25 Jan. 2024
Those cost estimates do not reflect a total restoration of the indoor pools, which have been nonoperational for several years.
—Beth Mlady, cleveland, 12 May 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonoperational
Adjective
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At the same time, Israel has acted to render what is left of Assad’s navy inoperative.—
Bassem Eid,
New York Daily News,
2 Jan. 2025
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Although there several election ballot scanners were inoperative at multiple polling locations in Cambria County in Pennsylvania, no widespread voting problems had been reported by the late afternoon.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2024
Adjective
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The United Nations reports that more than 60 percent of homes have been destroyed and 95 percent of hospitals are nonfunctional.—
Alan Taylor,
The Atlantic,
27 Mar. 2025
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At least as of right now, the Audible app on her phone remains nonfunctional for reasons that are beyond me, but with luck—and a bit of ongoing care and maintenance for the server in the closet where this stuff all lives now—neither of us will ever have to deal with that app again.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
14 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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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
Adjective
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But he’s been inactive for much of the last three years.—
Josh Katzowitz,
Forbes.com,
11 Apr. 2025
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While the Kenya Moore Hair Spa website is inactive, as of writing, bookings can still be done on Style Seat, a beauty services website, for multiple services, including silk presses, trims, blow outs, protein treatments, sew ins, quick weaves, take downs, scalp analyses, and wig installations.—
Jason Pham,
StyleCaster,
7 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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In many cases, similar or better results can be achieved using options including multidisciplinary care that includes an expert nonoperative physician, physical therapy and lifestyle interventions.—
Greg Licholai,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2022
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Another call came in about the handrail, then a call about an emergency-exit gate at Fort Hamilton Parkway with a nonoperative magnet.—
Andy Newman,
New York Times,
17 Mar. 2020
Adjective
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Photos taken by the Associated Press on Sunday show broken windows and a damaged door at the front of the residence.—
Chandelis Duster,
NPR,
13 Apr. 2025
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In Okonkwo’s case, a broken wrist kept the former Arsenal ’keeper out for 11 league games.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
12 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Debt and other nonoperating municipal costs would rise from $24.6 million to $26.5 million.—
Jesse Leavenworth,
courant.com,
9 Mar. 2021
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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
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“Nonoperational.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonoperational. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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