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to cause to stop functioning
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Recent Examples of deactivated
Tresa Baldas,
Freep.com,
3 June 2026
Unlike brewer's yeast, which is activated, nutritional yeast is a deactivated or inactive strain of the fungus Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
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Stephanie Brown,
Verywell Health,
4 Mar. 2026
While the total number of accounts across platforms is unknown, Inman Grant said the number of deactivated or restricted accounts was encouraging.
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Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
16 Jan. 2026
So my mother could wear the transmitter in its deactivated state.
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IEEE Spectrum,
26 Aug. 2016
Burkhard Bilger,
New Yorker,
29 June 2026
The government initially reported more than 5 million children had accounts removed, deactivated or restricted after the ban became law.
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ABC News,
28 June 2026
More than 5 million accounts have been deactivated since the ban came into effect in December.
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Ainslie Chandler,
Fortune,
27 June 2026
Since the start of 2026, over 20 American towns and cities have deactivated their Flock cameras or cancelled their contracts.
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Harry Booth,
Time,
26 June 2026
In the wake of the allegations, Gilbert deactivated her accounts on Instagram and Threads and did not return to social media until May 12.
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Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 June 2026
Following the Illinois Secretary of State’s audit, some communities, like Evanston and Oak Park, deactivated their Flock cameras and ended their agreements with the company.
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Jennifer Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
15 June 2026
When a verdict map is deleted from memory, catchall elements are deactivated and a chain’s reference counter is decremented.
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Dan Goodin,
ArsTechnica,
9 June 2026
The hate got so bad that Corrin deactivated their Instagram account for a year and has just come back on the platform.
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Ellise Shafer,
Variety,
31 May 2026
Adjective
Authorities discovered 113 vials, with some testing positive for deactivated monkeypox virus.
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Tresa Baldas,
Freep.com,
3 June 2026
Unlike brewer's yeast, which is activated, nutritional yeast is a deactivated or inactive strain of the fungus Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
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Stephanie Brown,
Verywell Health,
4 Mar. 2026
While the total number of accounts across platforms is unknown, Inman Grant said the number of deactivated or restricted accounts was encouraging.
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Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
16 Jan. 2026
So my mother could wear the transmitter in its deactivated state.
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IEEE Spectrum,
26 Aug. 2016
Verb
To prevent the organs from being rejected by their new human hosts, Revivicor deactivated a gene that codes for the enzyme that creates the alpha-gal molecule.
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Burkhard Bilger,
New Yorker,
29 June 2026
The government initially reported more than 5 million children had accounts removed, deactivated or restricted after the ban became law.
—
ABC News,
28 June 2026
More than 5 million accounts have been deactivated since the ban came into effect in December.
—
Ainslie Chandler,
Fortune,
27 June 2026
Since the start of 2026, over 20 American towns and cities have deactivated their Flock cameras or cancelled their contracts.
—
Harry Booth,
Time,
26 June 2026
In the wake of the allegations, Gilbert deactivated her accounts on Instagram and Threads and did not return to social media until May 12.
—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 June 2026
Following the Illinois Secretary of State’s audit, some communities, like Evanston and Oak Park, deactivated their Flock cameras and ended their agreements with the company.
—
Jennifer Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
15 June 2026
When a verdict map is deleted from memory, catchall elements are deactivated and a chain’s reference counter is decremented.
—
Dan Goodin,
ArsTechnica,
9 June 2026
The hate got so bad that Corrin deactivated their Instagram account for a year and has just come back on the platform.
—
Ellise Shafer,
Variety,
31 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deactivated
Adjective
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But nothing is at a significant disadvantage or plain unusable because of Artifact champion mod choice.
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Recycle or toss only what is genuinely unusable.
Verb
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Historians estimate that the North American epidemic killed at least 100,000 to 130,000 people over several years.
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Wednesday marked one year since an explosion at a Northern California fireworks facility killed seven workers and changed the lives of their families forever.
Adjective
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At any rate, upon election my first official act would be to file legislation to do away with the useless job.
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An ultra-secure cloud environment is useless if the identity management policy is lax or if access privileges are not reviewed on a strict need-to-know basis.
Verb
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Utilities also recommend shutting off ACs and fans in homes if no one is there.
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In a later update, the department said the explosion occurred inside the electrical room after firefighters shut off power to the building.
Adjective
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Perhaps unsurprisingly, subsequent attempts at diplomacy, led by the ailing diplomat and intellectual Benjamin Franklin, also proved ineffective.
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Skunks would rather put up with the strong scent of mothballs than leave a hospitable environment, making mothballs totally ineffective against skunks.
Verb
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Twenty-seven people were inside the building, two of whom got stuck before ultimately freeing themselves and exiting the building.
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When the rope broke, three people fell 30 to 40 feet to the beach, and the other three were stuck halfway up the cliff.
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Another trial on the charge related to Mann was held this spring, and similarly ended in a mistrial, as jurors remained deadlocked in their votes.
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The rape charge involving Mann ended in a mistrial due to a deadlocked jury, which ultimately happened again in the latest proceedings.
Adjective
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But if walking was really unworkable, why was Apple Maps offering me a route?
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Two Capital Systems That Both Fail Mission Founders Social-impact tech founders are currently trapped between two unworkable systems.
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“Deactivated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deactivated. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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