decommission
verb
de·com·mis·sion
ˌdē-kə-ˈmi-shən 
decommissioned; decommissioning; decommissions
: to remove (something, such as a ship or a nuclear power plant) from service
Examples of decommission in a Sentence
Several military bases are scheduled to be decommissioned.
The government is decommissioning the nuclear power plant.
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The firm estimates that around 10,000 turbines have been decommissioned and that another 6,000 will be retired in the next 10 years, Coppins said.
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Bob Woods, CNBC, 27 Apr. 2025
The plant, owned by Holtec International, shut down in 2018 and is being decommissioned.
—Ed Shanahan, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2025
Record-breaking measurements of the CMB were made by the Atacama Cosmology Telescope (ACT) in Chile before it was decommissioned in 2022.
—Arick Wierson, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Apr. 2025
Even reactors that have been decommissioned and demolished still have concrete vaults storing radioactive waste, which must be secured and maintained by the power company that owned the nuclear plant.
—Gerald Frankel, The Conversation, 14 Apr. 2025
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Bob Woods, CNBC, 27 Apr. 2025
The plant, owned by Holtec International, shut down in 2018 and is being decommissioned.
—Ed Shanahan, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2025
Record-breaking measurements of the CMB were made by the Atacama Cosmology Telescope (ACT) in Chile before it was decommissioned in 2022.
—Arick Wierson, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Apr. 2025
Even reactors that have been decommissioned and demolished still have concrete vaults storing radioactive waste, which must be secured and maintained by the power company that owned the nuclear plant.
—Gerald Frankel, The Conversation, 14 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for decommission
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“Decommission.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/decommission. Accessed 17 May. 2025.
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decommission
verb
de·com·mis·sion
ˌdē-kə-ˈmish-ən
: to remove (as a ship) from use or service
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