as in killed
to cause to stop functioning
deactivate the machine carefully, or you'll risk an electric shock
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as in unusable
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Adjective
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On some days areas of the park were unusable for families.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 July 2025 -
Inspectors said the employee restroom was unusable.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado,
Sacbee.com,
3 July 2025
Verb
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The data shows the number of riders increases in the evening hours on Fridays, peaking at 10 p.m. before the scooters are shut off at 11 p.m..—
David Ferrara,
The Enquirer,
4 July 2025
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Each crew will engage in activities such as raising the sails, moving cargo and exploring areas of the 1863 ship that are normally shut off to the public.—
San Diego Union-Tribune,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 June 2025
Adjective
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The price signals are useless because the government prohibited them from being useful.—
The Editors,
National Review,
30 June 2025
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The devices must also give consumers the option of deactivating such features, unless that action would render the device useless.—
Andrew Brown,
Hartford Courant,
24 June 2025
Adjective
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Clark was largely ineffective, recording 10 points, six assists, five rebounds and four turnovers.—
Garrett Chorpenning,
New York Times,
11 July 2025
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Patients, many of whom are living with chronic, complex conditions, may receive care that is ineffective, inappropriate or dismissive.—
Hany Demian,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
Adjective
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The Ohio Library Council argues the vague language is unworkable and infringes on intellectual freedom.—
Sheridan Hendrix,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
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But tech companies argue that the increasing patchwork of state-level AI regulation is unworkable, hampering AI progress.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
1 July 2025
Adjective
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Here's a detailed timeline of events, which shows the White House was aware of the pause in real time and Trump's decision to reverse the action -- following an unproductive phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin and a subsequent series of brutal Russian assaults on Ukraine.—
Justin Fishel,
ABC News,
9 July 2025
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This highlights that unstructured venting can quickly pull conversations into unproductive loops.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
9 July 2025
Adjective
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Most enterprises are still relying on fragmented and ineffectual security architectures.—
Eyal Benishti,
Forbes.com,
9 July 2025
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However, the policy, which has not been widely adopted, has also been criticized as being prone to abuse by employees and ineffectual, given that workers are still pressured to take as little time off as possible.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 July 2025
Adjective
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Course of trade in the oil industry often leaves the public on the hook for nonproductive well cleanup costs, including capping.—
Andrew Leahey,
Forbes,
7 Jan. 2025
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Bring The Office Closer To Them As populations grow, the real challenge of coming to the office is long commute times and the resulting nonproductive cycles.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes,
14 Oct. 2024
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“Deactivated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deactivated. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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