out of circulation

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

Example Sentences

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There is little documentation of its subsequent use, but it is believed to have been taken out of circulation at some point in the 1930s, because of concerns about its long-lasting effects.

From BBC

But when “Anthology” first aired, it was unburied treasure, bringing together a wealth of photos and film clips long out of circulation; it was terrifically exciting, nostalgia for some, but present and alive.

From Los Angeles Times

In the “Part V” meta-lore, the original “Third Saturday in October” has been out of circulation for a while.

From Los Angeles Times

In 2020, at Tina Fey’s request, four episodes of her sitcom “30 Rock” that used blackface were taken out of circulation; last year, Beyoncé adjusted lyrics from her album “Renaissance” that activists had called ableist.

From New York Times

Uh, he must be taken out of circulation.

From Scientific American

out of circulation

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