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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After those 20 years, East Side Storage, and the Unified Government, will consider whether to continue operations or to decommission the site.
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Sofi Zeman
may 2, Kansas City Star, 2 May 2026
The space station still is slated to be decommissioned after 2030 and brought back down to crash into Earth in 2031.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 May 2026
Alexis and a group called Friends of the Plaza are challenging the city’s use of an emergency exemption to decommission the sculpture.
—Leigh Anne Miller, ARTnews.com, 30 Apr. 2026
It was refurbished and given back to England, and the Resolute Desk was crafted after the ship was decommissioned in 1879.
—Mark Osborne, CBS News, 29 Apr. 2026
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Sofi Zeman
may 2, Kansas City Star, 2 May 2026
The space station still is slated to be decommissioned after 2030 and brought back down to crash into Earth in 2031.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 May 2026
Alexis and a group called Friends of the Plaza are challenging the city’s use of an emergency exemption to decommission the sculpture.
—Leigh Anne Miller, ARTnews.com, 30 Apr. 2026
It was refurbished and given back to England, and the Resolute Desk was crafted after the ship was decommissioned in 1879.
—Mark Osborne, CBS News, 29 Apr. 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 5 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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