discontinued
adjective
dis·con·tin·ued
ˌdis-kən-ˈtin-(ˌ)yüd 
: no longer produced or provided
a discontinued product/service
Some of these PC's are surprisingly good. Others are cobbled together from discontinued parts.—
Peter H. Lewis
Peter H. LewisThe suits ask that the insurers pay civil penalties and resume discontinued coverage.—Time
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The decrease in net income was attributed to higher operating expenses and a decline in income from discontinued operations.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 17 Mar. 2025
Some discontinued activities during a shutdown include benefit verifications, earnings record corrections and updates unrelated to adjudication of benefits, and IT enhancement activities.
—Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2024
First-quarter sales rose 3 percent to $1.5 billion, but were up 9 percent on an organic basis, which excludes currency fluctuations, the closed footwear and Denizen businesses and the Dockers business, which is now classified as a discontinued operation.
—Evan Clark, Footwear News, 7 Apr. 2025
Fans urge McDonald's to bring back a discontinued item instead
On Instagram and X, commenters petitioned for McDonald's to bring back the Snack Wrap, which was discontinued in 2016.
—Alex Perry, The Enquirer, 21 Nov. 2024
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Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 17 Mar. 2025
Some discontinued activities during a shutdown include benefit verifications, earnings record corrections and updates unrelated to adjudication of benefits, and IT enhancement activities.
—Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2024
First-quarter sales rose 3 percent to $1.5 billion, but were up 9 percent on an organic basis, which excludes currency fluctuations, the closed footwear and Denizen businesses and the Dockers business, which is now classified as a discontinued operation.
—Evan Clark, Footwear News, 7 Apr. 2025
Fans urge McDonald's to bring back a discontinued item instead
On Instagram and X, commenters petitioned for McDonald's to bring back the Snack Wrap, which was discontinued in 2016.
—Alex Perry, The Enquirer, 21 Nov. 2024
See All Example Sentences for discontinued
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“Discontinued.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/discontinued. Accessed 19 May. 2025.
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