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Recent Examples of nonoperational The freezing of child-care money, as well as FBI Director Kash Patel's Sunday announcement of a surge of federal agents to Minnesota, followed a viral video posted over the weekend by a conservative influencer that purported to show nonoperational child-care facilities that received federal funds. —
Justin Papp, CNBC, 31 Dec. 2025 Once the nonoperational car battery has successfully been revived, remove the cables in the reverse order of original placement and drive the vehicle so the alternator can help return the battery to optimal power. —Charles Singh, USA Today, 2 Dec. 2025 Attempt to start the engine of the nonoperational vehicle. —Charles Singh, Nashville Tennessean, 28 Oct. 2025 While 2022 saw the opening or reactivation of 40 coal mines, 151 mines closed or were nonoperational that same year, an 18% decline from the year before. —Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2025 Assets are nonoperational, or have been disposed of, and leadership teams just don’t know. —Rohit Prakash, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025 In particular, Rough & Ready Island, which the Navy transferred to the Port of Stockton in 1996, is home to a nonoperational golf course that DeJesus said would be a prime candidate for a shipbuilding facility. —J.k. Dineen, San Francisco Chronicle, 1 Apr. 2025 Retiring satellites are moved some 300 km above GEO to ensure that the valuable orbit doesn’t get filled up with nonoperational satellites that could collide with others and create space debris. —Gordon Roesler, IEEE Spectrum, 8 Mar. 2017
Justin Papp, CNBC, 31 Dec. 2025 Once the nonoperational car battery has successfully been revived, remove the cables in the reverse order of original placement and drive the vehicle so the alternator can help return the battery to optimal power. —Charles Singh, USA Today, 2 Dec. 2025 Attempt to start the engine of the nonoperational vehicle. —Charles Singh, Nashville Tennessean, 28 Oct. 2025 While 2022 saw the opening or reactivation of 40 coal mines, 151 mines closed or were nonoperational that same year, an 18% decline from the year before. —Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2025 Assets are nonoperational, or have been disposed of, and leadership teams just don’t know. —Rohit Prakash, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025 In particular, Rough & Ready Island, which the Navy transferred to the Port of Stockton in 1996, is home to a nonoperational golf course that DeJesus said would be a prime candidate for a shipbuilding facility. —J.k. Dineen, San Francisco Chronicle, 1 Apr. 2025 Retiring satellites are moved some 300 km above GEO to ensure that the valuable orbit doesn’t get filled up with nonoperational satellites that could collide with others and create space debris. —Gordon Roesler, IEEE Spectrum, 8 Mar. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonoperational
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And there’s been plenty of media focus since then — including on inoperative toilets.— Michael Peregrine, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
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The antiskid system was inoperative, and all four main tires on the landing gear blew.— Jeff Suess, Cincinnati Enquirer, 22 Mar. 2026
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Three months later, the plant remained nonfunctional Thursday night, reducing the Cheboygan dam's ability to pass floodwater that had climbed within five inches of its crest.— CBS News, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2026
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However, under the aforementioned definitions, only mowed grass areas which are enclosed and inaccessible to residents appear to be nonfunctional turf.— Kelly G. Richardson, Oc Register, 17 Apr. 2026
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Drivers say their contract issues center on pay as well as safety issues, including nonfunctioning heaters, loudspeakers and windshield wipers.— Zaz Hollander, Anchorage Daily News, 4 Feb. 2023
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In 2020, the state of Virginia passed some bills limiting pretextual traffic stops—for example, when police spot nonfunctioning brake or tail lights or hear an overly loud exhaust system.— Michael Tomasky, The New Republic, 30 Jan. 2023
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Sitting Too Much Living a mostly inactive lifestyle is linked to chronic inflammation.— Lindsay Curtis, Verywell Health, 17 Apr. 2026
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Conversely, people who were relatively inactive also benefited from adding just a little bit of higher-intensity exercise to their daily routines.— Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 15 Apr. 2026
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Services range from nonoperative treatment options and minimally invasive outpatient surgery to complex and life-enhancing surgical procedures, according to Carolina Neurosurgery & Spine.— Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 16 Sep. 2025
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In many cases, similar or better results can be achieved using options including multidisciplinary care that includes an expert nonoperative physician, physical therapy and lifestyle interventions.— Greg Licholai, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2022
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Winton, the class clown and semi-pariah who fits the stereotype of the clingy, maladjusted product of a broken home.— Jean Garnett, New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2026
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Troopers responded to the area and found broken glass from the front door of the God's Grace Missionary Baptist Church.— DeJanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
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Debt and other nonoperating municipal costs would rise from $24.6 million to $26.5 million.— Jesse Leavenworth, courant.com, 9 Mar. 2021
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Our research, published in the Journal of Finance, shows that in 2012 these corporations managed a combined portfolio of $1.6 trillion of nonoperating financial assets.— Thomas Gilbert and, WSJ, 23 Aug. 2018
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“Nonoperational.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/nonoperational. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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