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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By 1961, the last operating Red Car line was decommissioned.
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Oren Peleg, New Yorker, 9 May 2026
The existing jail will then be decommissioned.
—Christa Swanson, CBS News, 8 May 2026
The former Arthur Kill Correctional Facility in Staten Island, New York, a prison that was decommissioned in 2011, stands in for the show's mental institution in several scenes.
—Eric Andersson, PEOPLE, 6 May 2026
Following an employee rebellion in 2018, Google cracked down on in-office activism by decommissioning a lot of the internal mailing lists and deleting the internal social network, one source said.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 4 May 2026
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Oren Peleg, New Yorker, 9 May 2026
The existing jail will then be decommissioned.
—Christa Swanson, CBS News, 8 May 2026
The former Arthur Kill Correctional Facility in Staten Island, New York, a prison that was decommissioned in 2011, stands in for the show's mental institution in several scenes.
—Eric Andersson, PEOPLE, 6 May 2026
Following an employee rebellion in 2018, Google cracked down on in-office activism by decommissioning a lot of the internal mailing lists and deleting the internal social network, one source said.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 4 May 2026
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 21 May. 2026.
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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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