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 carriage originally ran on a metropolitan railway line before it was decommissioned in 1940.
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Reem Amro, FOXNews.com, 19 July 2025
The 50-year-old carrier will be decommissioned next year.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2025
Closed and decommissioned since hurricane damage put it under water a few years ago and now apparently also unsalvageable.
—Ticked Off, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 July 2025
In January 2020, just weeks after the WTO’s Appellate Body was decommissioned, Indonesia moved to impose a ban on the export of raw nickel.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 12 July 2025
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Reem Amro, FOXNews.com, 19 July 2025
The 50-year-old carrier will be decommissioned next year.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2025
Closed and decommissioned since hurricane damage put it under water a few years ago and now apparently also unsalvageable.
—Ticked Off, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 July 2025
In January 2020, just weeks after the WTO’s Appellate Body was decommissioned, Indonesia moved to impose a ban on the export of raw nickel.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 12 July 2025
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“Decommission.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/decommission. Accessed 4 Aug. 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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