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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In June 2003, the district contentiously decommissioned the high school due to poor academic performance.
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Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 23 May 2025
It eventually will be decommissioned to Trump’s future presidential library.
—Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 20 May 2025
Consolidation then occurs by replacing line items with a new vendor, reducing existing licenses or decommissioning tools outright.
—Mike Lefebvre, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
Congress has been broadly supportive of the space station, which is slated to fly through 2030 before being decommissioned.
—Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 7 May 2025
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Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 23 May 2025
It eventually will be decommissioned to Trump’s future presidential library.
—Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 20 May 2025
Consolidation then occurs by replacing line items with a new vendor, reducing existing licenses or decommissioning tools outright.
—Mike Lefebvre, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
Congress has been broadly supportive of the space station, which is slated to fly through 2030 before being decommissioned.
—Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 7 May 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 3 Jun. 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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