- past tense form of decommission.
- past participle of decommission.
decommissioned
Example Sentences
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They noted that a nearby oil rig, Platform Grace, has already ceased operating due to declining production and is now being decommissioned.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
Instead, in stages linked to Israeli withdrawals, the weapons would be decommissioned and stored by precisely the people whom Hamas can intimidate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
Earlier, a diplomatic source told AFP that the roadmap "offers a balanced and pragmatic path forward, with all weapons decommissioned and a phased transition of responsibilities" to the new authorities.
From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026
The project is located on a decommissioned uranium-enrichment site on federal land in southern Ohio, and the campus would require 10 gigawatts of electricity.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026
I dropped my decommissioned backpack on the kitchen table and filled the kettle from the pitcher of filtered water I kept on the counter.
From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram
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