nonoperative

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Recent Examples of nonoperative 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 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 But behind the model are a set of assumptions about the relationship between China and the U.S. that are suddenly and dramatically nonoperative. Dan Neil, WSJ, 17 Jan. 2019 Candidates for surgery have attempted nonoperative treatments without relief of symptoms. Tj Gibson, azcentral, 9 May 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonoperative
Adjective
  • 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
Adjective
  • 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
  • In wartime, however, the calculus changes, because most of the costs are inoperative.
    William C. Wohlforth, Foreign Affairs, 22 June 2021
Adjective
  • Debt and other nonoperating municipal costs would rise from $24.6 million to $26.5 million.
    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
Adjective
  • One small study was conducted in humans with obesity who received ACV for 12 weeks and followed a low-calorie diet compared to a group taking a placebo (inactive treatment given to people in a study control group).
    Sohaib Imtiaz, Verywell Health, 24 Mar. 2025
  • The Gene Simmons Band went on hiatus in the fall of 2018 and remained inactive until last April.
    George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Sources suggest her departure may have been due to ineffective communication with her west coast bosses.
    Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 4 Apr. 2025
  • Balancing Cost With Authentic Branding Cutting costs by using generic content equals ineffective brand recognition.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Ren has trouble adjusting to the woman Olivia has become and still sees her as a broken girl, leading to resentment and distance between mother and daughter.
    Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2025
  • In November 2023, a 62-year-old American woman was killed aboard the Viking Polaris when a rogue wave crashed into a window and she was struck by broken glass, according to WCVB-TV.
    Bailey Richards, People.com, 3 Apr. 2025

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“Nonoperative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonoperative. Accessed 10 Apr. 2025.

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