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nonfunctioning

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 on the skids out of business out of circulation sunk totaled washed up wiped-out

Example Sentences

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The complaint alleges Cloudera routed U.S. worker applications to a nonfunctioning email address for at least nine months.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

Greeting visitors is a dire panorama of nonfunctioning wells, battered pipelines and empty storage tanks, among other markers of decline.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 15, 2026

The company said its cars treat nonfunctioning traffic lights as four-way stops, but the added caution worsened congestion, prompting the decision.

From Barron's • Dec. 22, 2025

As each new parking garage is constructed, nonfunctioning escalators are installed.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 18, 2024

We pull into the driveway, which circles a filthy, nonfunctioning fountain with a stone merry-go-round at its center.

From "Odd One Out" by Nic Stone