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out of circulation

ADJECTIVE
kaput
Synonyms
WEAK
all washed up belly up burned out cooked dead destroyed done for down and out down for the count down the drain down the tubes finished floored had it nonfunctioning on the skids out of business sunk totaled washed up wiped-out

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The long consignment to the wilderness thwarts “preservation, access, education, creative reuse, scholarship, etc., when most of the works are out of circulation and not benefiting any rights holders.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 30, 2025

Indiana held that, while the government is entitled to keep copies of “expressive materials” to use as evidence, it can’t take them out of circulation entirely, especially without a determination of illegality.

From Slate • May 21, 2024

Launched in 2010, Paytm gained popularity after India banned high-denomination notes in 2016, a move that sucked cash out of circulation and boosted online transactions.

From BBC • Feb. 12, 2024

“Imprisonment might be necessary to take out of circulation a person who is causing harm to society, but there’s a background to it.”

From Seattle Times • Jun. 16, 2023

Silver change was almost driven out of circulation by the issue of small notes, many at one dollar, at 2s. 6d., and even at 1s. 3d.

From History of Halifax City by Akins, Thomas B.