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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When Fort Baker, built in 1915, was decommissioned in the late 1980s, the land was handed over to the National Park Service, which spent years debating how to repurpose it — at one point even floating plans for a large convention complex.
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Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 30 Oct. 2025
The carrier is on its final deployment before decommissioning.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2025
In recent years, there's been a big push to reduce space debris by setting up tracking systems, improving spacecraft and launcher designs, and setting up protocols so that defunct satellites are properly decommissioned before being orbited or sent into a graveyard orbit.
—David Szondy
october 26, New Atlas, 26 Oct. 2025
Originally used for mining, the KVR was decommissioned and converted into a recreational trail network stretching through parts of British Columbia.
—Kimberly Lyn, Travel + Leisure, 21 Oct. 2025
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Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 30 Oct. 2025
The carrier is on its final deployment before decommissioning.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2025
In recent years, there's been a big push to reduce space debris by setting up tracking systems, improving spacecraft and launcher designs, and setting up protocols so that defunct satellites are properly decommissioned before being orbited or sent into a graveyard orbit.
—David Szondy
october 26, New Atlas, 26 Oct. 2025
Originally used for mining, the KVR was decommissioned and converted into a recreational trail network stretching through parts of British Columbia.
—Kimberly Lyn, Travel + Leisure, 21 Oct. 2025
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“Decommission.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/decommission. Accessed 3 Nov. 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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