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What does mothballed mean?

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  1. simple past tense and past participle of mothball
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Factories have been closed and department stores mothballed as confidence in making major purchases has fallen.
The investigation, which was mothballed after only 12 weeks, was also severely criticised for manifold failures and fatal delays.
There has been a concerted effort to match supply to demand, with plants being mothballed and mines on temporary shutdown.
Other mothballed military facilities are available if the number of detainees continues to rise.
The drawbridges will be raised and the oil paintings mothballed as workers at historic sites around the country prepare to go on strike.
When world demand rose, packaging companies would recommission mothballed plants, flooding the market with excess supply.

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