as in to kill
to cause to stop functioning
deactivate the machine carefully, or you'll risk an electric shock
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What This Means For You There is quite a bit of misinformation about honey on social media, like hot water deactivating the health benefits.
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Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 15 Feb. 2025
More specifically, the company’s scientists have added six human genes and deactivated four pig genes, including one that prevents the kidney from growing after it’s transplanted.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Feb. 2025
However, the legal war that ensued between Baldoni and Lively after the movie's release was something Hoover could not anticipate, and in the midst of the back-and-forth between the two stars, the writer deactivated her Instagram account, according to People magazine.
—Tracy Wright, Fox News, 24 Feb. 2025
The Spanish star, who made history as the first openly transgender acting nominee at several awards shows, deactivated her X account on Jan. 31, and apologized after making various statements that drew backlash.
—Jen Juneau, People.com, 17 Feb. 2025
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Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 15 Feb. 2025
More specifically, the company’s scientists have added six human genes and deactivated four pig genes, including one that prevents the kidney from growing after it’s transplanted.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Feb. 2025
However, the legal war that ensued between Baldoni and Lively after the movie's release was something Hoover could not anticipate, and in the midst of the back-and-forth between the two stars, the writer deactivated her Instagram account, according to People magazine.
—Tracy Wright, Fox News, 24 Feb. 2025
The Spanish star, who made history as the first openly transgender acting nominee at several awards shows, deactivated her X account on Jan. 31, and apologized after making various statements that drew backlash.
—Jen Juneau, People.com, 17 Feb. 2025
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Using archival newspaper reports and interviews with a local historian, here’s a blow-by-blow recreation of the Ashley Gang’s demise — from Sept. 12, 1924, the day of the Bank of Pompano robbery, to Nov. 1, 1924, the day police killed the gangsters.—
Phillip Valys,
Sun Sentinel,
1 Mar. 2025
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When his family was away on trips, the thrift store owner would lure men to his home and kill them.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
Fox News,
1 Mar. 2025
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On a faster urban-style circuit, the weight in the back didn’t ruin braking or handling.—
James Morris,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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Miami Marlins: Two championships (1997, 2003) in 32 seasons — The then-Florida Marlins won the World Series in only their fifth season and repeated six years later, but that early franchise momentum braked and spun into reverse.—
Greg Cote,
Miami Herald,
4 Mar. 2025
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The space agency said Wednesday an instrument on Voyager 2 that measures charged particles and cosmic rays will shut off later this month.—
Compiled by Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports,
arkansasonline.com,
6 Mar. 2025
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But if sunlight is shut off when the sun is high in the lunar sky, the drop is much more rapid — over a span of just 10 to 30 minutes.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
6 Mar. 2025
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“Deactivate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deactivate. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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