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Mothballed meaning

simple past and past participle of mothball

Using Mothballed

  • The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of mothball
  • In the example corpus, mothballed often appears in combinations such as: was mothballed, mothballed in, mothballed for.

Context around Mothballed

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 21.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 10 middle, 6 end
  • Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Mothballed

  • In this selection, "mothballed" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, previously, currently, long, amid, alba and return stand out and add context to how "mothballed" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and get mothballed planes upgraded and are currently mothballed. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "mothballed" sits close to words such as ablation, abure and abvp, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with mothballed

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Five of the 98 schools are currently mothballed. (8 words)

These ships had already been effectively mothballed by the last Government. (11 words)

We’ve mothballed pretty well everything in the branch we could,” Lava said. (13 words)

Even if no new problems are discovered during the test flights, it's likely to take at least a month to get pilots trained and get mothballed planes upgraded, inspected and serviced. (32 words)

The Morrison government has quietly mothballed an inquiry which would have paved the way for long-promised laws to protect gay students and teachers from being expelled or sacked from religious schools. (32 words)

The details of Tubridy’s mothballed return emerged after director-general Kevin Bakhurst announced trust had “broken down” and there are now no plans for him to resume presenting at RTE. (31 words)

Lager giant Heineken will reopen 62 'lost' pubs across Britain in £40million expansion after they were mothballed amid cost-of-living crunch - could one open near YOU? (27 words)

Example sentences (20)

Five of the 98 schools are currently mothballed.

He also claimed it had been mothballed and could not be accessed legally with most of the contents moved to other family members.

Housing plans for the long-mothballed Alba Gate building were approved in late 2020.

The correct lectern is mothballed in the studio where they planned to film the Apollo 10 moon landing.

The details of Tubridy’s mothballed return emerged after director-general Kevin Bakhurst announced trust had “broken down” and there are now no plans for him to resume presenting at RTE.

And soon after that Patty Freaks breathed new life into the underground, mothballed former Molloy’s pub site, with a new burger restaurant cum craft beer and cider bar.

But if the Russians exhaust their reserve of T-72s, they might have to rely on even older, previously mothballed tank models.

Having fought in all major theaters of the war, this boat (along with her sister ships) were mothballed in 1950 and ultimately scrapped seven years thereafter.

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Lager giant Heineken will reopen 62 'lost' pubs across Britain in £40million expansion after they were mothballed amid cost-of-living crunch - could one open near YOU?

References to the restoration of a mothballed line are dropped 24 hours after its announcement.

SIX years ago, the historic, red-brick church building, rising high on a side street in a deprived part of the North East, was mothballed amid talk of it being sold.

These ships had already been effectively mothballed by the last Government.

But, potentially key evidence was thrown away after the case was mothballed in March 2007.

Even if no new problems are discovered during the test flights, it's likely to take at least a month to get pilots trained and get mothballed planes upgraded, inspected and serviced.

Rail users across the north are being urged to pressure the government into making good on a mothballed pledge to upgrade the tracks between Inverness and Perth.

The Morrison government has quietly mothballed an inquiry which would have paved the way for long-promised laws to protect gay students and teachers from being expelled or sacked from religious schools.

We’ve mothballed pretty well everything in the branch we could,” Lava said.

US Steel just announced that it is putting an investment of over $750 million to refurbish previously “mothballed” facilities.

Yet an integrated road-rail option is perfectly feasible, with convenient mothballed railheads located at Elgin and Keith.

It also sanctioned the state carrier’s mothballed fleet of Boeing 747s, which were manufactured in the 1970s.

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Common combinations with mothballed

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

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What does "mothballed" mean?
Mothballed means: simple past and past participle of mothball
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